FDA says Taylor Farms had false positive after test pinned ‘explosive diarrhea’ parasite on Taco Bell lettuce supplier

Source: New York Post

The US Food and Drug Administration said on Sunday that ​laboratory experts re-checked lettuce sample results from Taylor ‌Farms in an investigation into an outbreak of the cyclospora parasite 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 FDA on ⁠Saturday had said that a sample of shredded iceberg ​lettuce supplied by Taylor Farms tested positive for the parasitic ​illness that has sickened thousands of people in the US.