Taylor Fresh Foods Removes All Central Mexico Iceberg Lettuce From U.S. Market

Taylor Fresh Foods is voluntarily removing all iceberg lettuce sourced from central Mexico from the U.S. market, @ABC reported. The company took the step amid a multistate cyclosporiasis outbreak that has produced more than 1,644 confirmed cases, 94 hospitalizations and no deaths as of July 17.

The Food and Drug Administration issued the recall notice on Saturday, July 18, 2026. The shredded lettuce reached 27 states from June 29 through July 16 and included Marketside-brand products at some Walmart locations as well as shipments to food-service customers.

The states are Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin.

An FDA sample of shredded iceberg lettuce supplied by Taylor Farms, though not part of the current recall, tested positive for Cyclospora. The agency said the positive lot is detained and that Taylor Farms is checking whether any portion reached commerce or consumers' homes.

The CDC linked the outbreak to shredded iceberg lettuce served at some Taco Bell locations in Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and West Virginia.

The FDA traceback identified a single supplier of iceberg lettuce from Mexico used at those locations. Taco Bell said it had voluntarily removed potentially impacted lettuce from a supplier in select states.S.

Iceberg lettuce supply. The company said it is removing all iceberg lettuce from the region indefinitely as a precaution. It added that no other Taylor Fresh Foods products are impacted and that no Taylor Farms branded salad kits contain iceberg lettuce.