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FDA finds cyclospora parasite at Taylor Farms Mexico facility

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The FDA found cyclospora, a parasite, in a wastewater tank and a drainage ditch at a Taylor Farms processing site in Mexico and in the field where the lettuce was grown. The finding adds evidence linking the site to an outbreak that sickened thousands of people over the summer, though the agency said it could not determine how the contamination occurred.

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