FDA widens Cyclospora outbreak investigation to six more states as confirmed cases top 6,000

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) expanded its investigation of the Cyclospora outbreak on Wednesday, announcing that there are thousands of confirmed cases across more than a dozen states. The intestinal illness was first reported in July among people who developed severe diarrhea after eating shredded lettuce at Taco Bell . Health authorities later traced the outbreak to contaminated lettuce supplied to the fast food restaurant by Taylor Farms de Mexico. "Due to the additional interview d