Taylor Farms de Mexico Resumes Production: Plans to Prevent Future Cyclospora Outbreaks

A recent report shows that Taylor Farms, a food processor known for its salad mix that was previously linked to an intestinal bug outbreak, has now been authorized by the United States health regulators to resume operations.

According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as of Tuesday, via Reuters, they announced the Mexican United would conduct a program in order to better detect cyclospora on leafy greens and other products from farms and processing facilities.

The facility has resumed its normal operations and continues to ship salad and other vegetable products to the United States, according to Reuters. Yet a new sanitation program will include sampling the products and water for sanitary conditions that can test for parasites that may have been responsible for the previous outbreak that affected various restaurants, including Olive Garden and Red Lobster.

At least 535 people in 19 states have become ill due to the products, according to the Huffington Post, tracing much of the products to several restaurant chains.

According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, they note that people can become infected with cyclospora by consuming food or water that has been contaminated with a parasite. Living or traveling in countries where there is a cyclosporiasis endemic may also be create an increased risk for infection.

Taylor Farms is a family-owned company located in Salinas, Ca., according to the company's website, and one of the United State's largest suppliers of fresh produce.