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Lettuce Linked To Parasitic Outbreak May Have Reached DC-Area Eateries, FDA Now Says
The FDA expanded the list of states where lettuce linked to a widespread cyclospora outbreak may have also been sold.

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The FDA expanded the list of states where lettuce linked to a widespread cyclospora outbreak may have also been sold.

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