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FDA says Taco Bell to stop using lettuce supplier linked to multistate parasite outbreak

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Thursday that Taco Bell will stop using lettuce from a supplier linked to a multistate cyclosporiasis outbreak, as federal health officials investigate more than 1,600 illnesses across five states.The announcement came after Taco Bell said earlier Thursday that it had voluntarily removed potentially affected lettuce from a supplier in select states where cases have been linked to the outbreak."Based on ongoing conversations with public health officials, and out of an abundance of caution, Taco Bell has taken immediate action to voluntarily remove pote...