Mike SniderUSA TODAY
July 18, 2026, 11:53 a.m. ET
Walmart stores in 27 states sold Taylor Farms-supplied lettuce being recalled for a potential link to a cyclosporiasis outbreak.
The retailer has recalled some bags of Marketside Bagged Iceberg Salad and Shredded Iceberg Salads, the company said in a statement to USA TODAY.
So far there have been no confirmed illnesses associated with the products “We are working closely with our supplier and took immediate steps to remove the products from sale,” the company’s statement said
“The health and safety of our customers is a top priority,” the company’s statement read. “Although there is no indication that products sold in our stores are affected by the current Cyclospora investigations, we have removed four bagged iceberg lettuce salad products from select locations as a precaution after receiving notice from our supplier.
Walmart follows Taco Bell in recalling potentially tainted lettuce
Walmart’s action comes after Taco Bell on Friday, July 17, said it has removed all lettuce supplied from Taylor Farms from its restaurants. Lettuce provided by a single supplier and served at Taco Bell restaurants in five states – Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and West Virginia – had been linked to the ongoing outbreak of the stomach-churning parasitic infection, the Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday, July 16.
The CDC reported on Friday, July 17, that its investigation found that Taco Bell customers had gotten sick after consuming shredded iceberg lettuce from Taylor Farms de Mexico contaminated with cyclospora, a microscopic parasite that infects the intestinal tract and can cause prolonged diarrhea.
Thousands have been sickened by cyclosporiasis across the country. In Michigan, more than 5,000 cases have been reported, with 102 hospitalized, as of July 16, according to the state health department.
It is likely more restaurants and retailers received potentially tainted lettuce. Taylor Farms de Mexico of Guanajuato, Mexico, which is a subsidiary of the Salinas, California-headquartered company, listed 27 states – the same list as on Walmart’s recall notice – that received central Mexico-roducts in a July 17 update on the Food and Drug Administration website
The company said it had notified customers and was removing the implicated products, as well as suspending processing and distribution of iceberg lettuce from Central Mexico.
Sysco, the nation’s largest food distributor, said on Friday that it was removing iceberg lettuce
Walmart stores in these states got recalled Taylor Farms lettuce
A food recall notice on the Walmart website details that Taylor Fresh Foods had recalled iceberg lettuce from central Mexico because of possible health risk and that the lettuce was sold at select Walmart stores.
These are the recalled lettuce products:
| UPC | Description |
| 681131328944 | Marketside Bagged Iceberg Salad, 12 oz. |
| 681131328951 | Marketside Bagged Iceberg Salad, 24 oz. |
| 681131328968 | Marketside Bagged Shredded Iceberg Salad, 8 oz. |
| 681131532099 | Marketside Bagged Shredded Iceberg Salad, 16 oz. |
The products were sold at select locations in the following states:
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Connecticut
- Florida
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Missouri
- Mississippi
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Virginia
- Wisconsin
Customers who purchased these products should not consume them and should discard them or return them to their local Walmart store for a full refund, the company said. Customers with questions may contact Walmart Customer Service at 1-800-925-6278.
Where did Taylor Farms lettuce from central Mexico go?
Nearly all of the listed recalled lettuce products were sent to food service destinations such as restaurants. Neither the FDA notice nor the Taylor Farms recall notice listed specific retailers or restaurants that received the lettuce.
“While the FDA traceback is indicating a specific independent farm that represents less than 1% of the U.S.’s iceberg lettuce supply as the potentiale region indefinitely,” Taylor Farms said in a July 17 statement
USA TODAY reached out to numerous restaurant chains and retailers for comment.
Two years ago, Taylor Farms was linked to an E.coli outbreak involving onions served at McDonald’s.
Contributing: Eve Chen and Sara Moniuszko
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