NYTIMES (Alice Callahan) - Is It Safe to Eat Lettuce and Other Fresh Produce as Cyclospora Outbreak Wanes?
As the largest cyclospora outbreak in U.S. history wanes, experts weigh in on whether iceberg and other fresh produce are still a risk.
As the largest cyclospora outbreak in U.S. history wanes, experts weigh in on whether iceberg and other fresh produce are still a risk.
Taylor Farms, a major produce supplier and producer of finished food products in North America, is engulfed in a food safety crisis that's ensnaring some of the biggest consumer brands in the U.S. Why it matters: The company — a critical supplier to stores like Walmart and Target and restaurants like Chipotle and Taco Bell — is connected to FDA investigations into multiple pathogens that have sickened thousands of people. Catch up quick: Taylor Farms is recalling finished food products containing jalapeños as the FDA said Monday that it's tracked 345 cases of salmonella — including 36 hospitalizations — stemming from an outbreak linked to jalapeños distributed by Coast Citrus Distributors. - Taylor Farms said that as of Sunday…
Taylor Farms is recalling prepared salsa and guacamole due to a risk of salmonella. Basically, the company is recalling foods containing jalapeños. This is separate from the cyclospora outbreak in over a dozen states that has been linked to Taylor Farms' lettuce that was sourced from Central Mexico. #taylorfarms #salmonella #cyclospora
A salmonella outbreak in jalapeños has stores pulling them from shelves and Taylor Farms issuing another recall. Amid the outbreaks, NewsNation’s Rich Bodee breaks down the case numbers and the symptoms to watch for.
Jalapenos from restaurants like Chipotle and Qdoba have been linked to a growing salmonella outbreak, the FDA said,
Both the CDC and the FDA said 36 hospitalizations and no deaths have been reported, while the investigation into the outbreak remains ongoing.
There have been no deaths reported from the outbreak, Reuters reported, but 345 people in 27 states have been sickened with Salmonella poisoning.