U.S. health agency now says cyclospora finding at produce company was false positive
2026-07-19 from cbc.ca
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said on Sunday that laboratory experts rechecked lettuce sample results ?in the Taylor Farms ?cyclospora investigation and concluded the finding ?should be considered ?a ?false positive.
As of Sunday, there were no ?confirmed positive sample results for cyclospora, the FDA added.
The agency on Saturday had said that a ?sample of shredded iceberg ?lettuce supplied by Taylor ?Farms had ?tested ?positive ?for the parasitic illness that ?has sickened ?thousands of people in the U.S.
Taylor Fresh Foods said Sunday that the company was informed the FDA made a mistake.
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