Confusing product recall adds to US cyclospora outbreak uncertainty

A customer reaches for Taylor Farms bagged salads for sale at a grocery store in Hercules, California, US, on 17 July 2026. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Images

Confusion abounds in the cyclospora outbreak that has sickened thousands in at least 41 states, as officials identify a new cluster of cases and more potential products come under scrutiny.

The recall of products during this outbreak of explosive diarrhea has been an unusual one, complicated by poor communication, politicization and the delay of a new regulatory rule could have helped trace the cyclosporiasis outbreak faster.