A foodborne illness outbreak is underway, traced to a plant whose parasite is linked to the crisis, forcing the CEO to manage the situation.
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Updated Sep 3
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What happened
A foodborne illness outbreak is underway, traced to a plant whose parasite is linked to the crisis, forcing the CEO to manage the situation.
Who's involved
What this event is mainly aboutHow it developed
Newest first. Tap a step to see who reported it.Tainted iceberg lettuce from central Mexico is linked to the ongoing foodborne outbreak.1 source
- Taco Bell and Taylor Farms are named in a lawsuit concerning a Cyclospora outbreak.Sub-event
Taco Bell faces a foodborne illness crisis traced back to a specific plant and its parasite.1 source
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Part of
Cyclospora outbreak reported in Michigan, FDA tracking foodborne illness, Trump cuts CDC funding, and Taylor Farms supplies lettuce to Taco Bell.Also in this story
- FDA institutes rules to safeguard food amid CDC reports of Cyclospora cases linked to contaminated Mexican lettuce.
- Cyclospora outbreak linked to food safety failures, involving FDA cuts to inspections and Taylor Farms/Taco Bell.
- Taylor Farms was linked to a contaminated iceberg lettuce supply, while the incident led to accusations against the Trump administration regarding health service cuts.
- The FDA is investigating a food safety outbreak involving Taylor Farms products supplied to Costco.
The entities involved
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Taco Bell
American fast-food chain
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Taylor Farms
an American-based producer of fresh-cut fruits and vegetables
Related events
- A cyclospora outbreak linked to Taylor Farms lettuce is being investigated, concurrent with the Trump administration slashing CDC funding and a local Oregon farm providing alternative food sources.
- Taco Bell was directly linked to a foodborne illness outbreak. Sweetgreen cut outlook due to foot traffic fall. David Ortega is a professor at Michigan State University.
- FDA monitors food safety issues at Taylor Farms facilities.
Coverage
Newest first; wire copies grouped- nypost.com
- bnnbloomberg.caYum CEO faces first big test as Taco Bell outbreak clouds earnings