FDA says Taylor Farms cyclospora finding was a false positive
The FDA has retracted a previous statement, declaring that a positive test result for the cyclospora parasite in Taylor Farms lettuce was a false positive. There are currently no confirmed positive samples linked to the ongoing outbreak.
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Accurate food safety reporting is critical to prevent unnecessary economic damage to producers and to maintain public trust in health regulatory agencies.
Hear this story The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on July 19 that laboratory experts re-checked lettuce sample results from Taylor Farms in an investigation into an outbreak of the cyclospora parasite and concluded the finding should be considered a false positive.
As of July 19, there were no confirmed positive sample results for cyclospora, the FDA added.
Officials on July 18 had said that a sample of shredded iceberg lettuce supplied by Taylor Farms tested positive for the parasitic illness that has sickened thousands of people in the United States.
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