Several Taco Bells stop serving lettuce as cyclosporiasis cases rise
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"Several Taco Bells stop serving lettuce as cyclosporiasis cases rise" is generating significant coverage in the Business category, with 5 articles from 5 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include USA Today, NBC 5 Chicago, Dallas News and FOX 5 DC. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Coverage (5)
- Taco Bell locations remove ingredients amid cyclosporiasis outbreak USA Today · 10d ago
- Taco Bell issues statement as some locations pull ingredients over ‘explosive diarrhea' infections NBC 5 Chicago · 10d ago
- Why Taco Bell is removing fresh ingredients as officials investigate parasite outbreak Dallas News · 10d ago
- Explosive diarrhea outbreak puts Taco Bell under scrutiny amid rapidly growing cyclosporiasis cases FOX 5 DC · 10d ago
- Taco Bell issues statement as ‘explosive diarrhea’ cyclospora illnesses continue to grow in US KCTV · 10d ago
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