FDA walks back claim about source of explosive diarrhea outbreak

CINCINNATI (WXIX) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has partially reversed its investigation into a multi-state outbreak of explosive diarrhea and apologized to the company believed to be at the center of it.

The FDA announced Sunday that laboratory experts re-checked Taylor Farms lettuce samples and believe the finding is a “false positive” for cyclospora.

“FDA laboratory experts re-reviewed the sample results and have concluded that the finding does not represent true amplification and should be considered a false positive,” the federal agency said in a statement on its website…

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