Information Regarding Cyclospora and Recall

Yes. Taylor Farms products on grocery store shelves are not involved in the recall and safe to enjoy. As FDA confirmed on September 11, 2026, the FDA remains confident that all recalled iceberg lettuce related to this specific Cyclospora outbreak is off the market.

No. CDC declared the outbreak over on September 11, 2026.

Importantly, no product samples tested positive during the FDA’s investigation.The FDA notified Taylor Farms of two confirmed positive samples of Cyclospora – one from a sewer wastewater tank and one collected from a drainage ditch of an independent iceberg lettuce grower identified in the agency’s traceback investigation.

The independent grower where a positive sample was found is no longer part of our supplier program. The sample FDA referenced came from discharged waste and sewer water outside of our processing facility. The sample was taken over three weeks after production was suspended and wastewater clears our site within 24 hours.

As FDA noted in its report, there is currently not enough evidence to conclusively determine how contamination occurred or how results for these samples relate to ongoing genotyping of clinical specimens.

No. Genotyping of both positive environmental samples collected during onsite inspections in Mexico has been completed, per FDA. FDA is continuing its analysis to determine how results for these samples relate to ongoing genotyping of specimens taken this summer. As of October 2, 2026, the FDA has not been able to confirm that genotyping is a match.

Our facility remains closed in central Mexico as we work with our research team to implement enhanced safety protocols from the field to the facility.

On July 17, we announced a broad recall. Taylor Farms made this recall decision voluntarily, before FDA asked us to, and our recall was broader than the lots suggested by FDA’s traceback.

Additionally, we’ve commissioned third-party independent experts to conduct a top-to-bottom review of food safety processes and protocols in our central Mexico facility, where, as of July 18, 2026, we have temporarily suspended production of all products. We continue to work with health authorities, customers, and independent farming partners to address this issue.

The recall is limited to iceberg lettuce grown and processed in our central Mexico facility. All Taylor Farms retail branded products — salad kits, chopped kits — are unaffected. If the label does not say “Product of Mexico,” it was grown in the U.S. or Canada and is not part of the recall.

All implicated product is no longer in the market. Taylor Farms products on grocery store shelves are not involved in the recall and safe to enjoy.

Our product subject to the recall was sold primarily through foodservice channels — not grocery store shelves. The only retail products involved have been removed from store shelves. They included the following Marketside-brand product sold at Walmart:

• 12-oz and 24-oz Iceberg Salad with Best if Used By dates 7/18/2026 to 8/3/2026
• 8-oz and 16-oz Shredded Lettuce with Best if Used By dates July 18 to Aug 3 2026

A complete list of products and retail location can be found above on this page.

States included in the recall 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, Wisconsin, and West Virginia.

We are deeply concerned for everyone who has fallen ill and their families. As a family company with our name on the product, this is personal to us. We are committed to getting to the bottom of this and will continue to be transparent as the investigation moves forward.

We have suspended all iceberg lettuce sourcing from central Mexico for the remainder of the growing season. All Taylor Farms leafy greens are currently grown in the United States and Canada and will be for the duration of the summer growing season. Decisions about the future will be based on what our independent third-party review and FDA investigation find.

Epidemiological evidence is a legitimate tool in outbreak investigations. Investigators look at patterns – where sick people ate, what they ordered, what ingredients those meals had in common – and use that pattern to identify a potential source.

At the same time, it cannot confirm that a specific product caused illness. That confirmation requires a positive lab test of the product. As of October 2, FDA has no confirmed positive test results for any Taylor Farms product. Our own testing, approximately 2,000 samples taken in central Mexico since May, has returned zero positive results.

We have commissioned third-party independent experts for a comprehensive on-site review of our central Mexico facility, where we have temporarily suspended production of all products. Post-recall testing protocols have been activated.

That question is best directed to FDA. On July 18, FDA reported a positive from a border surveillance sample. On July 19, FDA confirmed it was a false positive and corrected that error. According to FDA, there are no confirmed positive sample results for product testing for Cyclospora as of October 2, 2026.

That is absolutely false. Taylor Farms is a pioneer and industry leader in traceability. We fully support and endorse the Food Traceability Rule and have already implemented traceback protocols across our operations ahead of the compliance deadline.

Today, each of our products can be traced back to its original source – including grower, ranch, lot, harvest date and time. This allows us to quickly isolate, identify, and address any food safety concerns if they arise.

Please see your healthcare provider if you are feeling ill with symptoms that could be associated with Cyclospora or if you have any other signs of illness.

You may visit https://www.cdc.gov/cyclosporiasis/about/index.html , where CDC maintains comprehensive information about Cyclospora.

July 15, 2026

• The FDA and CDC first provided Taylor Fresh Foods with traceback and epidemiologic data potentially linking certain lots of iceberg lettuce from central Mexico to a Cyclospora cluster in five states.
• Taylor Fresh Foods had a call with FDA, CDC and Michigan health officials, where legitimate scientific questions around the government’s assumptions, methodology, and cluster determinations were raised.

July 16, 2026

• These questions were further discussed with government counsel and officials, including career staff, lawyers, and officials from FDA, HHS, and the White House.
• That same day, Taylor Fresh Foods made the determination to voluntarily recall the potentially implicated product as well as a broader set of products than FDA’s traceback included – all iceberg lettuce sourced and processed through our central Mexico facility – out of an abundance of caution. Notifications to customers began that day.

July 17, 2026

• Taylor Fresh Foods publicly announced a voluntary recall and began an internal investigation.

July 18, 2026

• FDA informed Taylor Fresh Foods of a “confirmed positive” test result for a sample of iceberg lettuce from central Mexico. The product itself was on hold for testing and not distributed. Other product from that same lot was already within the scope of the recall.
• Taylor Fresh Foods suspended production at its central Mexico plant, out of an abundance of caution.

July 19, 2026

• Taylor Fresh Foods sent independent third-party experts to its central Mexico plant to conduct a top-to-bottom review of food safety processes and protocols.
• FDA informed Taylor Fresh Foods that the positive result was a false positive.

No. Taylor Fresh Foods acts in the interest of science and consumer health, not politics. We categorically reject suggestions that we attempted to receive or received favorable regulatory treatment due to political contributions or other improper influence. Any such allegations are false.

As a result of the recall by Coast Citrus Distributors, downstream recalls are being conducted for recalled jalapeños and products containing recalled jalapenos. More here https://www.taylorfarms.com/recall/