Dive Summary:
- Salad mix produced by a Taylor Farms branch in Mexico is believed to be responsible for an outbreak of cyclosporiasis, a stomach bug caused by feces bred parasites.
- Taylor Farms says that production at the Mexican branch will be suspended for several weeks while the company cooperates with investigators. It will continue once it receives FDA approval. U.S. facilities will produce the mix in the interim.
- There have been approximately 500 cyclosporiasis cases in 18 states linked to the salad mix.
From the article:
...Salinas, Calif.-based Taylor Farms said its Mexican branch, Taylor Farms de Mexico, will not resume production and shipping of any salad mix as well as lettuce and other salad mix components without approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Production stopped Friday and has been shifted to domestic crops and processing facilities in the United States...
