Record Cyclospora Outbreak Fueling Food Anxiety
The outbreak has passed 25,000 reported infections, and fresh lettuce sales fell 9% as retailers and chains saw weaker demand.
- The FDA has linked a multistate Cyclospora outbreak to iceberg lettuce processed at Taylor Farms' facility in Mexico, sickening at least 10,000 people across 15 states.
- Consumer confidence collapsed as the outbreak triggered a 9% week-over-week decline in fresh lettuce unit sales as of July 18, with NielsenIQ data showing prepackaged salad sales fell 14%.
- According to Placer.ai, Taco Bell foot traffic plunged 20.8% on July 23, while the New York Post reported Sweetgreen stock fell 10% as customers retreated from salads.
- Sysco, America's largest food distributor, shifted iceberg lettuce sourcing to U.S. growers; CEO Kevin Hourican stressed Taylor Farms is a "high quality, high integrity shop," yet the distributor moved supply chains.
- Sweetgreen now expects a full-year EBITDA loss between $23 million and $27 million, citing reduced demand, and warned that the "pace and timing of recovery remain uncertain.
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U.S. Cyclospora cases surge to nearly 14,000 amid lettuce-linked outbreak
Nearly 14,000 laboratory-confirmed cases of cyclosporiasis have been reported across the United States since May, as a large outbreak linked to processed iceberg lettuce continues to drive the increase. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Tuesday that 13,895 cases acquired in the United States were reported between May 1 and August 10. At least 740 patients have been hospitalized and two have died. The confirmed case count …
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