Suspect arrested in New York City federal building explosion; FDA says it's still investigating Taylor Farms for cyclospora after false positive test. A spokesperson for Taylor Farms, the supplier of the lettuce reportedly at the centre of the outbreak, said the company was informed the FDA made a mistake. Spokesperson for Taylor Fresh Foods told Reuters that the company was informed FDA made a mistakeWhat is the parasitic illness cyclosporiasis?How to properly clean produce to help avoid cyclosporaThe US Food and Drug Administration said on Sunday 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 Sunday, there were no confirmed positive sample results for cyclospora, the FDA added.
The FDA on Saturday 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 US.Guardian staff contributed Continue reading...
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