Taco Bell Linked To Cyclosporiasis Outbreak

The announcement came after Taco Bell was put under investigation and said that it had voluntarily removed potentially affected lettuce.

Taco Bell has been linked to a multistate parasite outbreak.

The FDA said that the fast-food chain will stop using lettuce from a supplier linked to the outbreak, as federal health officials investigate over 1,600 illnesses across five states.

The announcement came after Taco Bell was put under investigation and said that it had voluntarily removed potentially affected lettuce from a supplier in select states where cases have been linked to the outbreak.

The supplier was not identified but it supplied shredded iceberg lettuce from mexico used by Taco Bell locations where infected customers ate before becoming ill. Taco Bell has taken immediate action.