Lettuce Out of Luck: The Unlikely Vector in a Global Parasite Outbreak Taylor Farms, a leading supplier to major fast food chains like Taco Bell, has voluntarily removed all iceberg lettuce from its US market sourced from one Mexican farm.
This decision highlights the potential for seemingly innocuous products to be vectors for global health crises.
The outbreak of cyclosporiasis, a parasite infection linked to contaminated produce, is unfolding in multiple states across the US.