FDA Clears Taylor Farms: Cyclospora Finding Declared False Positive

The FDA retracted its claim that a Taylor Farms lettuce sample was positive for cyclospora, stating the finding was a false positive. This means the exact source of the parasitic illness, which caused an "explosive diarrhea" outbreak, remains unknown.

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