FDA says it's still investigating Taylor Farms in cyclosporiasis outbreak

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Taylor Farms continues to be the subject of a Food and Drug Administration investigation into the growing cyclosporiasis outbreak, despite a false-positive test result, the agency said Monday. Late Sunday, the FDA said that a lettuce sample from the company had falsely tested positive for cyclosp...

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