A Salinas-based produce company whose products are sold throughout Southern California said Friday that it has voluntarily removed all lettuce sourced from a farm in central Mexico from the U.S. market.
Taylor Farms took action after federal investigators linked the source farm to a multi-state outbreak of cyclosporiasis, an intestinal illness caused by the Cyclospora parasite. It is generally spread through food or water contaminated with human feces.
The company’s products are sold at popular retailers including Target, Whole Foods, Walmart and Amazon Fresh, according to Taylor Farms’ website.
There is no indication, however, that the shredded iceberg lettuce believed to be linked to the outbreak had been distributed to those retailers.
San Diego County monitors have seen no increase in cases in the region, officials said, and state health officials have not reported any local outbreaks despite hundreds of confirmed cases across the country.
Nationally, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reporting 1,645 confirmed cases across 34 states through Wednesday, with more than 5,100 additional cases still under investigation.
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration, the outbreak has been linked to shredded iceberg lettuce served at Taco Bell restaurants in Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and West Virginia.
Taco Bell has voluntarily removed the potentially contaminated lettuce from its supply chain indefinitely.
“Taco Bell has taken precautionary action, and we encourage all relevant restaurants, retailers and foodservice operators to do the same,” the Irvine-based company said in a statement.
The FDA said it is continuing to work with the supplier to determine whether the contaminated shredded iceberg lettuce was distributed to additional restaurants or retailers.
Taylor Farms, in a statement, cited the FDA in explaining its move to pull some of its lettuce from the market.
“While the FDA traceback is indicating a specific independent farm, which represents less than 1% of the U.S.’ iceberg lettuce supply, as the potential source of the outbreak, we have removed all iceberg lettuce from the region indefinitely,” the company said.
None of its other products are affected, according to the company, which added that none of its Taylor Farms-branded salad kits contain iceberg lettuce.
California reported 41 provisional cases from January through June, compared with 80 during the same period in 2025, according to the California Department of Public Health. The annual average from 2015 through 2025 was 106 cases.
“Cases for 2026 are well within expected ranges for California, and we are not currently one of the states experiencing increased cases or an outbreak,” CDPH Director Dr. Erica Pan said in a statement earlier this week.
While there is not a local outbreak, San Diego County has logged eight cases so far in 2026. The county sees 15 to 20 cyclosporiasis cases per year; most frequently they are associated with international travel.
Cases are confirmed by lab testing of stool samples through medical providers. Positive results are reported to public heath departments.
Person-to-person transmission is considered unlikely because the parasite must remain outside the body for at least one to two weeks before becoming infectious, according to state officials.
Symptoms can include prolonged watery diarrhea, loss of appetite, weight loss, stomach cramps, bloating, nausea and fatigue.
State health officials encouraged residents to wash their hands before and after handling produce, rinse fruits and vegetables under running water, discard the outer leaves of lettuce and leafy greens and promptly refrigerate cut or peeled produce.
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