FDA says false positive doesn't change focus on Taylor Farms lettuce in US cyclospora outbreak
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Federal health officials retested a lettuce sample from Taylor Farms that initially tested positive for cyclospora, but determined the positive result was a false positive. The multistate outbreak continues sickening thousands, and while Taylor Farms' voluntary 27-state recall of shredded lettuce remains in place, investigators still have not identified a confirmed source of the parasitic illness.
Progressive:Agency Misstep — Progressive outlets focused on the FDA's testing error and apology, highlighting a procedural failure in investigating the outbreak.
Moderate:Test Revision — Moderate outlets reported the false positive as a corrected result from standard laboratory review.
Conservative:Investigation Reset — Conservative outlets emphasized how the false positive leaves the outbreak investigation back at the beginning with no confirmed source identified.
US health officials are still focusing on lettuce from Taylor Farms as the source of cyclosporiasis, despite a false positive lab test.
The FDA initially reported a positive result for cyclospora, which was later corrected, leading to a recall of 25 product lines from the company. ...
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