Taylor Farms expands lettuce recall to 27 states

Taylor Farms has expanded its voluntary recall of iceberg lettuce to 27 states after the CDC linked the product sourced from central Mexico to a cyclospora outbreak. The article is bylined to a named journalist at The Hill, a major national outlet with established editorial standards, and corroborated across multiple tier-1 sources including the Washington Post, New York Times, and USA Today, which confirm the multi-state scope, the parasite identification (cyclospora), and retailer actions including Walmart and Chipotle. The reporting includes specificity about product distribution (multiple brand names, shipped as recently as Thursday) and the mechanism of the recall (CDC/FDA investigation), though the article body's depth is not fully visible in the metadata provided. Watch for updates on case counts, additional retailer notifications, and FDA enforcement actions, as cyclospora outbreaks typically involve ongoing epidemiological investigation and potential source identification of the contamination in Mexico.