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FDA’s on the hunt again for another cyclospora outbreak, with 72 new cases and no confirmed source yet—this comes after a wave of Midwest clusters, including a recent recall of Taylor Farms lettuce. But this latest mystery batch is sending shivers through the stock market, with Chipotle and Sweetgreen seeing dips despite no direct links. The parasite’s stealthy two-week incubation period and summer spread make it a nightmare to track, with hundreds already hospitalized this year—way above the usual under-100 annual total. Even after a prior investigation into Taylor Farms, where a false positive and Taco Bell’s iceberg lettuce use led to menu removals, the FDA hasn’t fully exonerated them. Public health officials are scrambling as cases surge.

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