FDA Still Links Cyclosporiasis Outbreak To Mexican Taylor Farms Facility

You may have read or heard that the FDA test of the Taylor Farms' lettuce was a false positive. 

    In its statement on Sunday, the FDA said a sample of lettuce supplied by the company had reported a positive cyclospora result on July 18.

    However, 'due to the complexity in detection of cyclospora, FDA laboratory experts re-reviewed the sample results and have concluded that the finding does not represent true amplification and should be considered a false positive.'

    The statement continued: 'FDA has notified Taylor Farms and continues working with the firm to ensure product implicated in this outbreak has been removed from the market. FDA and state partners continue to collect and analyze product samples.

However, the FDA has indicated that this does not clear Taylor Farms, and that they (the FDA) still believe that the outbreak was due to lettuce from the Mexican facility.