Closed Investigation: FDA Says Cyclospora Found on Mexican Farm
· Telemundo McAllen (KTLM)
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced on Friday that its inspectors detected cyclospora on the Mexican farm linked to the largest outbreak of the disease caused by this parasite in U.S. history. Despite the finding, the FDA stated that it is unclear how the parasite made its way into the lettuce at Taylor Farms. The agency noted that it has concluded its investigation into the outbreak, which resulted in nearly 13,000 cases of diarrhea and other illnesses across the United States. This announcement comes more than six weeks after the agency sent its investigators to the farm in Guanajuato, Mexico. It was the agency's first visit there in over seven years, following a significant decline in international food safety inspections after the COVID-19 pandemic. FDA inspectors reported on Friday that they found cyclospora in two locations: a wastewater tank and a drainage ditch used for growing lettuce. Although it is unclear how the contamination occurred, the FDA stated that the samples provide 'solid epidemiological data' linking the outbreak to the Taylor Farms site. U.S. officials declared last month that the outbreak had ended.
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