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FDA says Taylor Farms cyclospora finding was a false positive (www.reuters.com)
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July 19 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Sunday that laboratory experts ​re-checked lettuce sample results from Taylor Farms in an ‌investigation into an outbreak of the cyclospora parasite and concluded the finding should be considered a false positive. As of Sunday, there were no confirmed ​positive sample results for cyclospora, the FDA added.

The FDA on ​Saturday had said that a sample of shredded iceberg lettuce ⁠supplied by Taylor Farms tested positive for the parasitic illness ​that has sickened thousands of people in the U.S.

A spokesperson ​for Taylor Fresh Foods told Reuters that the company was informed the FDA made a mistake.

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[–] 2 points 3 months ago

Ah, yeah I mean in food cases like this it's pretty serious and should be taken as such, people get really sick, I guess I just wouldn't put it past them to do something like that because it's kind of what they do. I am very concerned about our food supply, food inspectors, food growers, water supply and all of that I just make jokes because I am unhappy in this consumerist hellhole we made

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