Mexican Government Rules Out Cyclospora Contamination in Taylor Farms Lettuce in Mexico
Mexican food-safety regulators found no parasite or fecal coliforms, as the U.S. FDA’s contamination alert on the lettuce turned out to be a false positive.
Food Safety
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FDA Corrects Itself: Mexican Lettuce Did Not Cause ‘Explosive Diarrhea’ Outbreak; It Was a ‘False Positive’
The FDA apologized to Taylor Farms after wrongly blaming Guanajuato-grown lettuce supplied to Taco Bell for an outbreak; no positive samples were confirmed.
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Mexico’s Agriculture & Economy Secretariats Pushing to Stop Labeling GMO & Toxic Pesticide Use in Food
Mexico’s Secretariat of Health was to have established mandatory labeling regulations a year and a half ago, but is in violation of the General Law. Critics point to industry interests.
