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WHAT TO WATCH FOR<\/h2>\n

Yum! Brands is set to release its earnings on July 30.<\/p>\n

KEY BACKGROUND<\/h2>\n

More than 7,000 people (most of whom live in Michigan) are confirmed or suspected to have been sickened with cyclosporiasis, an illness caused by the cyclospora parasite, in the last two months, and federal investigators scrambled for weeks to discover the source until identifying Taco Bell\u2019s lettuce supplier<\/u> as the probable origin. The Food and Drug Administration said more than 1,600 of those sickened in the outbreak reported eating at Taco Bell restaurants, and blamed Taylor Farms\u2019 shredded lettuce. On Sunday, however, the agency backtracked<\/u> and said a test of the brand\u2019s lettuce for the cyclospora parasite had returned a false positive. The agency didn\u2019t completely clear Taylor Farms, and the supply chain evidence remains, but as of Monday no produced samples have returned a positive test for the parasite. Cyclospora outbreaks are notoriously challenging to trace because the parasite is difficult to detect\u2014finding it has been likened to \u201ca needle in a haystack\u201d<\/u>\u2014and the CDC says it expects cases to rise through the end of August. <\/p>\n

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SURPRISING FACT<\/h2>\n

Yum! Brands, Sweetgreen and major McDonald\u2019s franchisee Arcos Dorados warned<\/u> investors about cyclosporiasis in recent Securities and Exchange Commission filings. Each company explicitly named the illness as a material business risk and warned fresh, raw leafy greens handled at its restaurants were at risk for the parasite. <\/p>\n

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further reading<\/h2>\n

Forbes<\/span>Here\u2019s Where The Cyclosporiasis Outbreak Stands After Taylor Farms\u2019 False Positive<\/span>By Mary Whitfill Roeloffs<\/span><\/small><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Forbes<\/span>Taco Bell Warned Investors About Cyclosporiasis Before The Outbreak\u2014And These Other Chains Did Too<\/span>By Mary Whitfill Roeloffs<\/span><\/small><\/span><\/span>Forbes<\/span>Cyclosporiasis Theories Are Spreading Online. Here\u2019s What\u2019s True.<\/span>By Mary Whitfill Roeloffs<\/span><\/small><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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