FDA walks back claim that lettuce caused explosive diarrhea outbreak

The US Food and Drug Administration has apologised to Taylor Farms after prematurely identifying lettuce as the source of a widespread gastrointestinal illness outbreak. Taylor Farms announced in a statement: "Today, FDA apologized to us." The episode has sparked debate about FDA's procedures for identifying contamination sources.

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