Taylor Farms releases full recall list after explosive diarrhea cyclosporiasisoutbreak

Produce giant Taylor Farms has released a full list of recalled products after a cyclospora outbreak that has sickened hundreds of people in five states.The company has voluntarily removed all iceberg lettuce sourced from central Mexico from the US market “because it has the potential to be contaminated with Cyclospora,” according to recall information on its website.Taylor Farms said the shredded iceberg product was distributed from June 29 through July 16 in 27 states: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin.AdvertisementA complete list of recalled products, lot codes, and use-by dates is available here.Consumers who have purchased the recalled iceberg lettuce should discard it immediately.Full refunds are also available at the location of purchase, according to the company.“We are actively removing the implicated products,” said the recall notice on the Taylor Farms site.

“The company has stopped receiving product from the implicated lot, suspended distribution of the iceberg lettuce from Central Mexico, notified our customers, and we are continuing to work with the FDA, CDC, and state authorities.”The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday the outbreak has been linked to shredded iceberg lettuce served at Taco Bell restaurants in Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and West Virginia.A Food and Drug Administration traceback investigation “identified convergence on a single supplier, Taylor Farms de Mexico, that provided shredded iceberg lettuce used by Taco Bell locations where sick people ate before becoming ill,” the agency said.Taco Bell confirmed Thursday it has “completed removal of affected Taylor Farms lettuce from our restaurants.”Cyclospora causes cyclosporiasis, an in...