Iceberg lettuce supplier being investigated by FDA as source of cyclosporiasis outbreak

The Food and Drug Administration is investigating an iceberg lettuce supplier as the source of a parasite outbreak causing "explosive" diarrhea in people who contract the illness. Nationwide, nearly 7,000 people may have been sickened, with 1,645 of those cases confirmed and more than 5,100 still under investigation. 

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