Missing your summer salads? Here's when experts think it's safer to eat leafy greens again.
A large-scale cyclosporiasis outbreak linked to iceberg lettuce from Mexico has prompted voluntary recalls by Taylor Farms. Health experts advise consumers to assess their personal risk factors while the parasite remains a concern during the hot summer months.
Why it matters
The outbreak highlights ongoing food safety challenges in the produce supply chain and the impact of seasonal weather on public health.
It's salad season! But knowing if and when it's safe to eat leafy greens is leaving many people scratching their heads. GMVozd/Getty Images Iceberg lettuce from Mexico has been identified as one source of the watery diarrhea outbreak. So, is it safe to eat salad again? Evaluate your risk tolerance based on your location, health, age, and anxiety level, an expert says. Is it safe to eat salad yet? On Friday, California-based salad juggernaut Taylor Farms announced it is "voluntarily" removing all of the iceberg lettuce it sources from central Mexico for the US market. "No other Taylor Fresh Foods products across the country are impacted," the company said. It's unclear whether this means that all of the contaminated produce in the multi-state cyclosporiasis outbreak has been cornered, but public health experts say that is unlikely.
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