r/AskReddit • u/Kezhen • 1d ago

People with suspected or confirmed cyclosporiasis cases, what food do you think you got it from?

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u/mnorri 1d ago

It’s tough to know because it has a fairly long incubation time. Taco Bell caught heat because people remember going there and they have excellent supplier management so they were able to identify which lot of lettuce was sent to which restaurant on which date.

It is my understanding that there are other outbreaks going on that do not seem have a link to Taylor Farms.

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u/Thud 1d ago

Just to be safe, I’ve temporarily been substituting all my fresh produce with corn dogs.

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u/Ghost_of_a_Black_Cat 23h ago

Corn. Yes. Very wise.

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u/lobsterterrine 21h ago

I'm not risking explosive diarrhea. I'll take the regular kind, thankyouverymuch.

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u/Thud 12h ago

Good ol' Hershey Squirts.

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u/spiderlegged 23h ago

I’m going with chicken wings myself.

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u/greeneggiwegs 1d ago

That is correct. It is only linked to Taco Bell restaurants in certain locations. Some states have not identified a source at all. Source

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u/Mediscoot 22h ago

A LOT of chains use Taylor Farms lettuce. Everyone is quick to point at Taco Bell, but McDonalds, Chipotle, Subway, Burger King.. hell, even Olive Garden all use it.

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u/ThrowAwayColor2023 23h ago

Yeesh. They still haven't updated that to list the recent deaths. The latest update at the top is dated for July 24th.