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The produce supplier has been connected to E. coli in onions and an earlier cyclosporiasis outbreak in salad mix.

The committee will discuss whether compounding pharmacies can make the peptides in question. But FDA scientists say there's little — if any — evidence they work in humans.

A false-positive test result doesn't change the “overwhelming epidemiological data” linking Taylor Farms to the outbreak, the FDA said.

The FDA is investigating at least five other clusters of cyclosporiasis, including an outbreak of 72 cases reported by the agency on Wednesday.

The panel went against the conclusions of the agency's career scientists, who said there was not enough evidence to support the move.

An FDA panel with ties to the industry recommended loosening regulations on six peptides over objections from FDA scientists over a lack of data.

Nationwide, there are more than 18,000 confirmed or suspected cases of cyclosporiasis, the illness caused by a parasite found in human feces, the CDC said Tuesday.

The CDC's planned update marks a significant expansion in the outbreak linked to shredded iceberg lettuce supplied by Taylor Farms.

Chipotle and Qdoba say they have removed the jalapeños from their restaurants.

Chipotle and Qdoba say they have removed the jalapeños from their restaurants.