Fast-food chain Taco Bell said on July 16 that it had removed lettuce sold in some of its stores amid a multistate outbreak of cyclosporiasis, a gastrointestinal disease caused by a microscopic parasite.
“Based on ongoing conversations with public health officials, and out of an abundance of caution, Taco Bell has taken immediate action to voluntarily remove potentially impacted lettuce from a supplier in select states,” Taco Bell said in a statement to news outlets.
Taco Bell said it would replace the lettuce within 24 hours over the possible link to the outbreak. It did not specify the ingredient’s supplier or say which states were affected. …