FDA Speaks Out About Recent False Positive in One Sample of Taylor Farms Lettuce
U.S. Food And Drug Administration Reveals False Positive In One Sample of Taylor Farms Lettuce Amid Ongoing Investigation
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration claims one of its recent tests on Taylor Farms products came back as a false positive ... amid the concern over the diarrhea-causing parasite cyclospora.
The FDA revealed it had alerted Taylor Farms that a sample it took that came back positive during an initial exam ... actually ended up being a false positive.
The FDA says it double-checked the test samples on lettuce from Taylor Farms de Mexico, resulting in a "false positive" for the parasite, which causes explosive diarrhea and other gastrointestinal issues ... according to a new report.
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After the results turned out to be bogus, the FDA fell on its sword. Taylor Fresh Foods, which owns Taylor Farms, told Newsweek that the FDA apologized to them, saying there was no cyclospora found in the sample.
Meanwhile, Taylor Farms has voluntarily recalled lettuce that came from a supplier in central Mexico because of a possible link to cyclospora. The FDA noted, "To clarify, this false-positive lab sample DOES NOT change the basis for FDA’s ongoing outbreak investigation or the overwhelming epidemiological data supporting the current voluntary recall by Taylor Farms."
During its ongoing probe, the FDA identified a single supplier, Taylor Farms de Mexico, which sold lettuce to Taco Bell in Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and West Virginia.
In each of those states, people became horribly sick from shredded iceberg lettuce linked to cyclosporiasis. As a result, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that people should stay away from Taco Bell lettuce in those five states.
