U.S. health officials admitted on July 20, 2026 that lettuce from Taylor Farms tested positive for cyclospora parasite but later found the lab findings inaccurate. Uses of faulty procedures, not from anything wrong with the food itself. The confusion fear spread about a wider sickness hitting many U.S. states. Case numbers rose while authorities continued for the true source. Taylor Farms lettuce has been cleared. The investigation for the actual cause rumbles forward.