Taylor Farms bagged salad mix sold at a grocery store in Hercules, California, on Friday, July 17, 2026.
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Taylor Farms is voluntarily recalling its iceberg lettuce in 27 states because it may be contaminated with cyclosporiasis.
The produce producer announced the move late Friday night, saying in a media statement that it is “voluntarily withdrawing all iceberg lettuce from central Mexico from the U.S. market.”
Contaminated lettuce has been at the center of an outbreak of cyclosporiasis, which the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention traced to shredded iceberg lettuce served at Taco Bell stores in five states, including Indiana, Kentucky and Michigan.
The Food and Drug Administration said people infected with the Cyclospora parasite may experience flu-like symptoms and “watery diarrhea with frequent bowel movements.”
Taylor Farms said potentially contaminated “shredded iceberg product” was distributed between June 29 and July 16 in states including Alabama, Connecticut, Georgia, Massachusetts and Texas.
California and New York were among the states not included in the recall notice.
“Based on information provided by the FDA yesterday, Taylor Farms de Mexico is voluntarily withdrawing all iceberg lettuce from central Mexico from the U.S. market,” the company said in a statement. “While FDA follow-up indicates that a specific independent farm representing less than 1% of the U.S. iceberg lettuce supply may be the source of the outbreak, we have indefinitely removed all iceberg lettuce from this area.”
Before Taylor Farms announced its recall, Yum Brands Taco Bell announced it had removed potentially contaminated lettuce from its restaurants.
walmart posted a message on its website Saturday about the FDA’s latest announcement regarding the Taylor Farms recall, noting that the vegetables may have been sold in stores in states such as Alabama, Indiana and West Virginia.
“The health and safety of our customers is our top priority,” a Walmart spokesperson told CNBC in an emailed statement. “While there is no indication that any products sold in our stores are affected by the current Cyclospora investigation, we have removed four bagged iceberg lettuce salad products from some of our stores as a precautionary measure following notification from our supplier.”
“At this time, there are no known illnesses associated with these products,” the spokesperson said, adding that the company is “working closely with our suppliers and taking immediate steps to remove the products from sale.”
