Iceberg lettuce sold at Taco Bell linked to cyclospora outbreak
Source: CNN Health
PUBLISHED Jul 16, 2026, 5:52 PM ET
Shredded iceberg lettuce supplied by Taylor Farms and sold at some Taco Bell restaurants has been linked to a multistate outbreak of cyclosporiasis, a source familiar with the investigation said Thursday.
Cases of the intestinal illness caused by a microscopic parasite are surging across the US, with nearly 7,000 cases confirmed or under investigation since May 1, according to data published Tuesday by the CDC. Confirmed cases alone are more than six times higher than they were at this time last year, and there have been at least 141 hospitalizations.
The outbreak linked to the lettuce, however, is considered to be a regional one, centered in the Midwest. The CDC has identified at least 400 cases associated with the outbreak across four states: Michigan, Ohio, West Virginia and Kentucky. These cases are among people who reported symptoms on or after June 22, the agency said in an update Tuesday.
The Michigan state health department has reported more than 4,300 cases of cyclospora during the outbreak investigation. Michigan said it has interviewed more than 1,000 people as part of its investigation and had previously noted that lettuce or salad greens may be a potential source for the outbreak.
Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/16/health/cyclospora-outbreak-shredded-lettuce
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Of course, they use lettuce too, what's a guy to do? 
and I think I've only been to one twice in my life. lol
I prefer food truck ones (finally have a food truck that setup shop near me 
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... but now it has spread into a much wider area of 4 or 5 states. Yikes!
Brilliant! 
But the weather here has been so crazy that I'm afraid of bolting lettuce in the fall at this point!
Nothing to worry about. Our farmers (that love tRUMP) would never be so stupid as to place lettuce farms next to cattle farms. Right? Wrong 🤢🤮 We should call them poop farms. Blowfly sits on a turd all day then flies over to our romaine lettuce. ☹️
