U.S. health officials admitted on July 20, 2026 that lettuce from Taylor Farms tested positive for Cyclospora but later found the lab findings incorrect. The mistake stemmed from bad lab work, not because the lettuce was bad. The confusion fear spread about a wider sickness hitting several U.S. states. Patient counts kept climbing while authorities searched for the actual source. Taylor Farms lettuce remains in good standing. The search for the actual cause keeps moving.