Taylor Farms recalls lettuce in 27 states amid cyclosporiasis outbreak: What to know

Fruit and vegetable producer Taylor Fresh Foods says it is voluntarily removing all iceberg lettuce sourced from central Mexico from the U.S. market amid an ongoing cyclosporiasis outbreak across the country that has sickened more than 1,600 people. According to a r e c al l notice f r om the Food and D r ug Administ r ation , issued Saturday the shredded lettuce was sold in 27 states between June 29 and July 16: 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. In the recall notice, the company said: "We are actively removing the implicated products. Other now-recalled products were distributed to food service customers. Cyclosporiasis cases happen every year, but there have been more reported this year than in general.

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