Diarrhea-causing germ found on Taylor Farms lettuce was false…

Officials from the Food and Drug Administration have said that lettuce from produce provider Taylor Farms which examined optimistic for cyclosporiasis was not truly contaminated with the disease.

The false optimistic was found when the company reviewed the examined pattern for a second time that was reported optimistic on Saturday. “As of July 19, 2026, there are no confirmed positive sample results for product testing for Cyclospora,” the company said in its assertion.

Taylor Farms provides lettuce to standard restaurant chains including Taco Bell and other grocery retailers. The new check, however, doesn’t change the company’s earlier voluntary recall of iceberg lettuce sourced from central Mexico.

Cyclosporiasis, which ends from produce that has been in contact with water contaminated with human feces, is seeing some of its highest ranges across the nation in contrast to the past few years. More than 1,500 confirmed instances have been reported across the nation since May, according to the CDC, with 5,000 others that need more investigation.

In a assertion Sunday evening, Taylor Farms said in a assertion, “we were informed that FDA made a mistake, and this was a false positive. To be clear, at this moment, FDA has not identified a single positive product test result for Cyclospora.”

“All other Taylor Farms products, including all Taylor Farms brand products available for purchase, are not involved in the recall,” it added.

Taylor Farms announced Friday that it was voluntarily recalling iceberg lettuce sourced from central Mexico from the U.S. market “because it has the potential to be contaminated with Cyclospora.”

The recall got here after the FDA zeroed in on the product, which it said had been provided to Taco Bell places in 5 states, main people to experiencing the symptoms.

The FDA warned shoppers in an alert Friday: “Do not eat shredded iceberg lettuce from Mexico served at Taco Bell locations in Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and West Virginia.”

The foodborne disease could cause extreme watery diarrhea, fatigue or loss of urge for food, specialists say. “The finding does not represent true amplification and should be considered a false positive,” the FDA said about its earlier claims regarding Taylor Farms.

Donald W. Schaffner, chair of the division of food science at Rutgers University, told NBC that the Taylor Farms recall was “the right thing” to do. “Unfortunately testing for this organism is difficult,” he said. “False positives are always possible. In this case, I think it may lead to more confusion and uncertainty in the minds of consumers.”

He also called for regulatory companies to present more data when releasing optimistic outcomes.