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Lettuce Contamination Linked to Taco Bell Outbreak

Updated 2026-07-17 15:10 UTC 1 source Negative

Health officials have identified lettuce from Mexico served at Taco Bell locations in five U.S. states as the source of a cyclospora parasite outbreak, causing diarrhea.

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Lettuce at Taco Bell in five states confirmed as a source of diarrhea-causing parasite

Health officials have identified lettuce from Mexico served at Taco Bell locations across five U.S. states as a source of the outbreak of diarrhea-causing parasite cyclospora.

2026-07-17 14:52 UTC