Yo Quiero Cyclospora? Taco Bell Investigated As Possible Source Of Outbreak
Amy & T.J.
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🗓️ 15 July 2026
⏱️ 18 minutes
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Summary
The Washington Post is reporting that two sources have confirmed Federal and Michigan state officials are looking into whether Taco Bell restaurants played a role in the current Cyclospora outbreak that has now sickened as many as 7 thousand people across 34 states. The epicenter of the outbreak is in Michigan, responsible for nearly half of the reported cases. In the Detroit area Taco Bell restaurants, signs are posted saying certain items are unavailable due to “a national recall.” While some have praised the restaurant for being proactive and voluntarily stopped serving lettuce, onions, cilantro, pico de gallo and guacamole, it’s paying the price, literally, with stocks plummeting nearly 5% in just one day.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:02.6 | Guaranteed Human. |
| 0:06.0 | Hey, the folks, it is Wednesday, July 15th, and I |
| 0:10.0 | Chiro, Cyclospora. |
| 0:13.1 | Yes, Taco Bell has a problem. |
| 0:16.2 | And with that, welcome to this episode of Amy and T.J., |
| 0:18.8 | we should say it is not confirmed, Ro robs that Taco Bell is the problem in this current outbreak of cyclosporough. |
| 0:27.7 | However, there is something we need to pay attention to here. |
| 0:30.5 | Yes, that's right. |
| 0:31.4 | The Washington Post is reporting that authorities are in fact investigating both lettuce and Taco Bell as the potential source |
| 0:42.3 | of this latest cyclospora outbreak. That's a horrible headline. It's not, it's the worst |
| 0:48.7 | possible case scenario for Taco Bell. You do not want to be associated with an explosive diarrhea headline. |
| 0:57.0 | When your company is already the butt of jokes about some gastrointestinal issues you could have |
| 1:03.7 | by eating there. Robs, that's just a part of popular culture. People love Taco Bell. It's one of |
| 1:08.0 | the top fast food chains in the country. People love it, love it, love it, love it. |
| 1:12.0 | So, Rose, they hear that this place could be, could be the epicenter. Yeah, it's concerning because |
| 1:19.3 | look, this, like you say, is a beloved fast food chain number four in the U.S. in terms of overall sales, |
| 1:26.0 | $16.2 billion spent each year in Taco Bell |
| 1:31.3 | restaurants in this country. Yeah, only McDonald's and Starbucks and Chick-fil-A are ahead of |
| 1:36.9 | them. Correct. This is a big deal restaurant. It's affordable, it's tasty, and it's kind of, yes, exactly. I remember every Sunday, my family, |
| 1:48.0 | after church, went to Taco Bell. That was literally our post-church lunch was Taco Bell. |
| 1:56.1 | But where do you want to do this afternoon? I'm going to swing by for all the time's sake. |
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