# Donald Prater

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## Timeline

- **2026-07-20**: FDA Briefing Confirms Continued Focus on Taylor Farms — Acting FDA Food Chief Donald Prater stated that traceback and outbreak data still converge on shredded iceberg lettuce from Taylor Farms' central Mexico locations, despite the faulty test. Border testing is underway.
- **2026-07-19**: FDA Retracts Test as False Positive — After quality control checks, the FDA determined the rapid test was a false positive and notified Taylor Farms. The agency removed the initial finding from its site.
- **2026-07-18**: FDA Posts Positive Rapid Test and Taylor Farms Initiates Recall — The FDA published a rapid test result indicating cyclospora on a Taylor Farms lettuce sample to its website. Taylor Farms announced a voluntary recall of 25 shredded lettuce and salad mix products.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### FDA probe: 25 recalled lettuce products linked to 5-state cyclospora outbreak
2026-07-20 22:51:15 · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 5/10 · Sources: 2

The FDA's investigation into a multistate cyclospora outbreak traced to Taylor Farms lettuce from Mexico continues despite a false positive rapid test. The incident highlights challenges in foodborne pathogen detection and the recall's implications for food safety oversight.
Full story: https://gethealthbrief.com/story/fda-probe-25-recalled-lettuce-products-cyclospora

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