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And the common factors seems to be shredded lettuce as the source of exposure. And the FDA investigators have been able to isolate a single supplier of iceberg lettuce from Mexico that Taco Bell uses in locations where people ate that later fell ill. So news reports have named California based tailor farms as a supplier. And the FDA investigation includes collection of product samples for testing and analysis. Meanwhile, Taco Bell's report is there. This continues using the lettuce from the implicated supplier. And symptoms have been about two to 14 days after consumption of contaminated food, just dropping. Water-redioreophyte, cramping, bloating, gas, loss of appetite. And without treatment, illness can last for a whole few days and several months and treatments requires an antibody. And the parasite originates entirely from the human feces.
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