FDA calls Taylor Farms cyclospora result a false positive
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FDA re-tested Taylor Farms lettuce and said the initial cyclospora positive was a false positive; no confirmed positives remain, and the implicated product has been removed from the market as the broader cyclospora outbreak linked to shredded iceberg lettuce continues, with about 100 hospitalizations and no deaths.
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