Food businesses and shoppers should avoid fresh basil exported from Mexico by Siga Logistics de RL de CV because it may be linked to a cyclospora outbreak, health regulators announced.
The firm, of Morelos, Mexico, has agreed to a recall, the FDA says. The investigation is ongoing, but an analysis by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of epidemiologic information indicated that fresh basil likely caused the 132 illnesses, including four requiring hospitalization. Exposures to the parasite Cyclospora cayetanensis occurred at restaurants in Florida, Minnesota, New York and Ohio.