Vegetable supplier Taylor Farms to pull some products amid cyclosporiasis outbreak

California-based vegetable producer Taylor Farms said Friday that it will remove products potentially linked to a growing cyclosporiasis outbreak across the country. 

“Based on information provided yesterday by the FDA [Food and Drug Administration], Taylor Farms de Mexico is voluntarily removing all iceberg lettuce sourced from central Mexico,” the company said in its statement. 

“While the FDA traceback is indicating a specific independent farm that represents less than 1% of the U.S.’s iceberg lettuce supply as the potential source of the outbreak, we have removed all iceberg lettuce from the region indefinitely,” the statement continued. 

Taco Bell announced Thursday that it was taking “immediate action” to remove lettuce from some of its stores following reports that the........

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