Is it safe to eat lettuce yet? What to know as cyclosporiasis outbreak lingers

As federal health officials continue to investigate this summer’s outbreak of cyclosporiasis tied to iceberg lettuce, many people are left wondering: Is it safe to eat lettuce yet? Jennifer Layden, associate dean for practice and a professor at the Bursky School of Public Health at Washington University in St. Louis.For that specific outbreak the cyclosporiasis outbreak associated with the iceberg lettuce that was all removed from the market in the food supply.

That foods been recalled, and so with that knowledge, thats been several weeks now. I believe that it is safe, she said. But, she added, if you had such products in your house, the recommendation is to carefully clean and sanitize any surfaces or containers that it touched.This summers recall began after data pointed investigators toward shredded iceberg lettuce associated with illnesses among people who reported eating at some Taco Bell locations.

The FDA traced the lettuce to the company Taylor Farms and growers based in Mexico.On July 17, Taylor Farms de Mexico announced that it had removed all iceberg lettuce sourced from central Mexico from the US market, and Taylor Farms initiated a recall, which included Marketside iceberg salad packs and shredded lettuce with best-if-used-by…