The Taylor Farms recall notice listed 25 chopped salad and salad mix products sold under eight different brand codes.
Taylor Farms has expanded a voluntary recall of its iceberg lettuce products originating in central Mexico due to a possible link to the multistate cyclosporine outbreak that has sickened people across the US.
Products with the potential to be contaminated with the diarrhea-causing parasite were shipped to 27 states, including Texas, Florida, Pennsylvania, Illinois and New Jersey, the California-based company said in a statement Friday.
“We are actively removing the implicated products,” the statement said, adding that the company has stopped receiving lettuce from an affected lot in central Mexico.
US health officials earlier this week identified lettuce from a supplier in Mexico as a source of cyclosporine contamination in food served at Taco Bell restaurants in five Midwestern states.
The Taylor Farms recall notice listed 25 chopped salad and salad mix products sold under eight different brand codes. Taylor Farms did not respond to an email request for the full names of those brands or retailers. The recalled products were shipped Thursday and have “best before” dates through Aug. 3.
Sysco, the nation’s largest food distributor, has stopped distribution of all Taylor Farms iceberg lettuce products sourced from Mexico and instructed customers to destroy them.
Cyclospora is a microscopic parasite that infects food that has come into contact with human feces, most commonly when produce is irrigated or washed with contaminated water. When ingested, the parasite causes intestinal illness marked by “frequent and sometimes explosive bowel movements,” according to the CDC.
In 2026, cyclospora has sickened at least 1,645 people in the US and hospitalized 141, according to the CDC, which is investigating more than 5,000 additional illnesses that may be linked to the parasite. This time last year, only 249 cases had been reported.
The CDC initially warned consumers to avoid eating shredded lettuce served at Taco Bell restaurants in Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and West Virginia.
“Taco Bell worked quickly to voluntarily remove the product from restaurants, and the affected ingredient has been removed from our supply chain nationwide,” the company said in a statement Friday.
By SAVANNAH PETERS Associated Press
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