Walmart proactively recalled four Marketside salad products following a Cyclospora outbreak across 34 states linked to a farm in Mexico. The incident impacted foot traffic at Taco Bell and caused shares of salad chains like Chipotle and Sweetgreen to decline as consumers avoided lettuce. Although the U.S. FDA later determined that initial positive laboratory results from the supplier were false positives, the investigation into the outbreak continues.
Consumer avoidance of fresh produce pressures shares of Cava, Chipotle, and Sweetgreen as health officials investigate a cyclospora outbreak linked to retail salads.
Read the full storyThe FDA confirmed that initial laboratory tests for Cyclospora in Taylor Farms samples were false positives, clearing the major supplier of liability.
The retailer removed four salad varieties after a bacterial outbreak across 34 states was traced to a Mexican farm.