Welp, here’s a twist.
A sample of lettuce from Taylor Farms that had tested positive for cyclospora was a false positive, the Food and Drug Administration said over the weekend.
“Due to the complexity in detection of Cyclospora, FDA laboratory experts re-reviewed the sample results and have concluded that the finding does not represent true amplification and should be considered a false positive,” the FDA said.
Taylor Farms took to socials to try and clear its name.
But today, Reteurs reported this: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday said that traceback investigation data gathered as part of a probe into an outbreak of cyclosporiasis pointed to shredded iceberg lettuce from Taylor Farms locations in central Mexico.
The agency’s latest statement came after it had concluded that tests on the lettuce showed a false positive.
So I don’t even know wtf is going on.
