Supply Chain entity
disruptions is the sole category represented across all 2 tracked stories. Of the tracked stories, 2 of 2 also mention Food and Drug Administration, the most common co-covered peer. Source depth averages 4.5 original sources per story, versus 2.5 across the same-window beat baseline.
Last mentioned: Mar 17, 2026
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Coverage balance Negative coverage leads. Negative coverage exceeds positive coverage by 100 percentage points.
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disruptions is the sole category represented across all 2 tracked stories. Of the tracked stories, 2 of 2 also mention Food and Drug Administration, the most common co-covered peer. Source depth averages 4.5 original sources per story, versus 2.5 across the same-window beat baseline. That works out to roughly 0.3 stories per week across a 50-day span. At 6, the average consequence score sits below the same-window beat average of 6.1. This profile follows 2 Supply Chain stories mentioning Centers for Disease Control and Prevention across the period from July 17, 2026 to September 4, 2026.
Computed from the 2 stories linked to this entity, with beat comparisons drawn from all 407 Supply Chain stories published in the same date window. Shares are omitted below five stories and comparisons below a twenty-story baseline.
Coverage cohort
Other entities that clear the same relevance threshold in stories also covering Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Shared-story counts are live from our verified record — not editorial picks.
Food safety scrutiny intensifies
Boston Herald and Daily Press report more than 17,000 confirmed cases, 922 hospitalizations, two deaths, and six additional clusters under investigation.
CDC confirms lettuce link and issues warning
The CDC officially identifies Taco Bell lettuce in five states as the outbreak source, warning consumers not to eat shredded iceberg lettuce from those locations.
Taco Bell voluntarily halts lettuce from supplier
Taco Bell temporarily stops using shredded iceberg lettuce from the identified supplier across all affected restaurants ahead of CDC confirmation.
Record cyclosporiasis outbreak begins
The CDC begins recording what becomes the largest U.S. cyclosporiasis outbreak, later tied to processed iceberg lettuce from central Mexico.
Previous U.S. record for cyclosporiasis cases
Approximately 4,700 cases were reported, the highest single-year total until 2026.
The record outbreak tied to Taylor Farms shows how one supplier's contaminated product can ripple through thousands of retail and foodservice locations. Supply chain leaders face renewed pressure on traceability, supplier audits, and recall response readiness.
Source: dailypress.com · bostonherald.com
The Taco Bell cyclospora outbreak traces back to a single Mexican lettuce supplier, Taylor Farms. For supply chain professionals, the event highlights vulnerabilities in fresh produce sourcing, traceability failures, and the cascading impact of a single contaminated source across multiple states.
Source: erienewsnow.com · reporterherald.com
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