Taylor Farms has recalled potentially contaminated shredded iceberg lettuce across 27 states, including Texas, Florida, Pennsylvania, Illinois, and New Jersey. The recall comes as cases of cyclosporiasis, a parasite that causes explosive diarrhea, continue to rise in the U.S.
U.S. health officials say the outbreak is linked to contaminated lettuce imported from a Mexican branch of the American-based produce supplier. The implicated products were marketed under several brands and had been shipped as recently as Thursday.
The U.S. is likely to see at least another two weeks of possible cases since infections may have happened in recent days. While Taylor Farms has confirmed that certain products are not part of the current recall, the expanding outbreak investigation could point to other products in coming days.