FDA initiated a ban on fresh cilantro originating from the state of Puebla, Mexico this week after an investigators looking into illnesses caused by the herb observed human waste and toilet paper in the plants growing fields.
CDC and state public health officials identified annual recurring outbreaks of cyclosporiasis in the US from 2012 through 2014 which they traced back to the cilantro. Officials in Texas and Wisconsin suspect fresh cilantro from this region is responsible for additional illnesses this year. The partial ban will impact particular shipments of cilantro from the Mexican state of Puebla from April through August.