Taco Bell launched a $1 menu item to try to help people forget about the whole ordeal of explosive diarrhea related to iceberg lettuce. On Wednesday, the fast food giant sold Enchiritos for $1. The offer was available while supplies last at participating locations, via their app or website between 8 a.m. and 11:59 p.m.
Michigan is the hot spot for an outbreak of cyclosporiasis, an infection caused by a parasite that can cause weeks of watery diarrhea. The infection has been reported in 45 states since May 1, according to state health department data. According to Georgetown’s Health Security Operations Center, which tracks data at both the state and
They found it: guilty lettuce. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday linked shredded iceberg lettuce supplied to Taco Bell restaurants in five states to an ongoing cyclosporiasis outbreak, according to a person familiar with the matter. Specifically, shredded lettuce supplied by Taylor Farms and served at Taco Bell locations in Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan,