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|Articles|August 20, 2018
Cyclospora Outbreak Connected to McDonald's Salads Continues to Grow
Author(s)Michaela Fleming
Over 400 individuals have been infected with Cyclospora across 15 states in an outbreak linked to McDonald’s salads.
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Health officials across the United States are investigating an increase in Cyclospora cases reported in a multistate outbreak which has been linked back to salads sold at McDonald’s locations throughout the country.
The final case counts reveal that there have been 511
As of September 12, 2018, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that all illnesses associated with the
On July 14, McDonald’s issued a
In an update to the
On July 26, 2018, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) completed a “final analysis” of an unused package of
According to the FDA, Fresh Express reported that the carrots used in the salad mix were only sent to McDonald's stores; however, the romaine lettuce had been distributed to other distribution companies. Fresh Express has communicated to the FDA that all companies that received romaine lettuce from the contaminated sample will be informed in accordance with recall procedures.
On July 30, 2018, The US Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) issued a
This recall was issued out of an abundance of caution because the products contain recalled chopped romaine lettuce from the same lot that tested positive for Cyclospora and had been processed by Fresh Express.
At this time, there is no evidence to suggest that the cluster of illnesses associated with the Cyclospora salad outbreak is linked to the multistate outbreak of
The CDC declared the outbreak over on September 12, 2018.
For the final case counts associated with the
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