U.S. health officials admitted on July 20, 2026 that lettuce from Taylor Farms tested positive for Cyclospora but later found the lab findings incorrect. Lab contamination, not because the lettuce was bad. The confusion worry grew about a wider Cyclospora hitting a number of U.S. states. Patient counts kept climbing while authorities hunted for the genuine source. Taylor Farms lettuce has been cleared. The hunt for the actual cause continues.