{"id":5031,"date":"2026-07-21T18:10:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T18:10:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=5031"},"modified":"2026-07-21T18:10:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T18:10:13","slug":"rfk-jr-defends-handling-of-explosive-diarrhea-parasite-outbreak-insists-we-have-identified-the-source","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=5031","title":{"rendered":"RFK Jr. defends handling of explosive diarrhea parasite outbreak, insists ‘we have identified the source’"},"content":{"rendered":"
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HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy said Tuesday that the department has the outbreak of explosive diarrhea parasite cyclosporiasis is \u201cunder control.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe have done extensive forensics, epidemiological forensics and we have identified the source of the outbreak,\u201d Kennedy said. \u201cWe, and the companies that are involved, have implemented a recall.\u201d<\/p>\n

Last week, Taylor Farms\u2019 Mexican subsidiary recalled several lettuce products after the Food and Drug Administration linked it to the parasite, but later revealed that a lab test on the product provided a false positive.<\/p>\n

Taylor Farms claimed that the FDA apologized and tried to paint it as a vindication for the company.<\/p>\n

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However, officials said Monday that other tracking methods confirmed that the company\u2019s lettuce was the source of the outbreak.<\/p>\n

The FDA urges people not to eat recalled iceberg lettuce from Taylor Farms.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s the latest on the \u2018explosive\u2019 cyclosporiasis outbreak:<\/strong><\/h2>\n