FDA finds potential source of cyclosporiasis outbreak linked to lettuce
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The Food and Drug Administration said on Friday it has found a potential source of the cyclosporiasis outbreak that was tied to lettuce over the summer.
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FILE – This undated photo taken through a microscope and provided by the CDC shows Cyclospora cayetanensis oocysts found in a fresh stool sample which had been prepared with a formalin solution and stained with safranin.
The Food and Drug Administration said on Friday it has found a potential source of the cyclosporiasis outbreak that was tied to lettuce over the summer.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration said Friday that its inspectors detected cyclospora at the Mexican farm blamed for the largest foodborne illness outbreak of the parasite in U.S. history.
The Food and Drug Administration said Friday that its inspectors detected cyclospora at the Mexican farm blamed for the largest foodborne illness outbreak of the parasite in U.S. history.
The parasite was found in a wastewater tank at a processing facility and a drainage ditch, but the agency could not determine how contamination occurred.
The FDA concluded its Cyclospora outbreak investigation, finding strong evidence linking recalled iceberg lettuce from Taylor Farms de Mexico to over 12,800 cases.
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