Taylor Farms Lettuce Linked to Cyclosporiasis Outbreak at Taco Bell

Federal health officials are probing shredded iceberg lettuce from Taylor Farms supplied to Taco Bell as a possible source of a multistate cyclosporiasis outbreak. Cyclosporiasis is an intestinal infection caused by a microscopic parasite. The CDC has confirmed 1,645 cases and 145 hospitalizations across four states, with 5,100 cases still under analysis. Taco Bell has removed the lettuce nationwide. No recall has been issued; the CDC still lists the source as "unknown."