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A Lettuce Recall Brings ‘Run for the Border’ Back for All the Wrong Reasons

Federal investigators traced a five-state cyclospora outbreak to shredded iceberg lettuce served at Taco Bell restaurants in Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and West Virginia.

More than 1,644 people who reported eating at Taco Bell became ill, 94 were hospitalized, and no deaths have been reported so far. Among 190 Michiganders whose meals were studied in detail, 90% said they ate iceberg lettuce.

Taylor Farms de Mexico supplied the lettuce; the company recalled iceberg products sourced from central Mexico and distributed from June 29 through July 16 across 27 states. The list includes food-service products and Marketside iceberg salad and shredded lettuce sold at select Walmart stores.