
July 2026
The 2026 Taco Bell Cyclospora Outbreak: Inspection Gaps in Fresh-Cut Lettuce
The 2026 Cyclospora outbreak that the CDC and FDA linked to shredded iceberg lettuce served at Taco Bell, supplied by Taylor Farms, exposed the limits of manual inspection in fresh-cut produce. See what optical AI inspection can and cannot do, with results from our own leafy green benchmark.










