Taco Bell's per-location traffic finished down 12.2% year over year from July 6 through Sept. 11, the period spanning the cyclospora outbreak tied to Taylor Farms iceberg lettuce, according to Placer.ai data. The chain had pulled lettuce, cilantro-onion mix and pico de gallo and rolled out $1 promotions on Enchiritos and Mexican Pizzas, but traffic had swung from -18.1% to -30.9% versus its own earlier averages before recovering somewhat.
entrepreneur.com
· 2026-09-23
The FDA has tracked over 12,800 illnesses linked to foodborne outbreaks in 2026, dwarfing the 895 cases recorded in all of 2025. Recent outbreaks include salmonella tied to jalapeños, eggs, and dog food, plus a combined E. coli and salmonella outbreak from alfalfa sprouts, following what experts call an unprecedented cyclospora outbreak from tainted lettuce that ranks as the largest since the 1990s.
wired.com
· 2026-08-31
A Farm Action report examines Taylor Farms, the little-known produce supplier linked by the FDA to a 2026 Cyclospora outbreak that has sickened thousands and killed at least two people. The outbreak was traced to shredded iceberg lettuce served at Taco Bell, but the report shows Taylor Farms' products appear widely across grocery stores, restaurants, schools, and hospitals, often under different brand names.
farmaction.us
· 2026-08-26
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