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FDA still focused on Taylor Farms lettuce as Cyclospora source despite retracted test

The FDA retracted its only positive test for cyclospora, the parasite at the center of a multistate outbreak, on Taylor Farms lettuce. But the agency believes lettuce from the brand is still linked.

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Yuki Noguchi
Yuki Noguchi is a correspondent on the Science Desk based out of NPR's headquarters in Washington, D.C. She started covering consumer health in the midst of the pandemic, reporting on everything from vaccination and racial inequities in access to health, to cancer care, obesity and mental health.
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