Cyclospora outbreak linked to Iceberg Lettuce

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The FDA is investigating a Cyclospora outbreak linked to Iceberg Lettuce.

FDA reports 1,644 illnesses linked to this investigation, 94 hospitalizations linked to this investigation, 0 deaths linked to this investigation across 5 states reporting outbreak-associated cases.

FDA says these illnesses are a subset of Cyclospora illnesses identified nationwide. CDC national surveillance includes this outbreak and illnesses not part of it. State counts may include probable cases or cases not yet reported to CDC.

Confirmed product distribution: AL, AR, CT, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NC, NH, NJ, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WI, and WV

FDA says implicated product may have been distributed beyond the states currently confirmed.

What to do: Do not eat. Consumers, restaurants, and retailers who purchased or received recalled iceberg lettuce distributed by Taylor Fresh Foods should discard it immediately and not consume it.

Details are drawn from the official FDA announcement linked below.