India, July 21 -- Several questions have been asked online amid the 'false positive' row after the Cyclospora test on Taylor Farms' lettuce. The company issued a statement saying the government agency had 'apologized' after the 'false positive' test, but noted that the recall of products was still in place.

Meanwhile, the FDA issued a lengthy clarification saying that there is 'overwhelming epidemiological data' which supports Taylor Farms' recall of the products.

"To clarify, this false-positive lab sample DOES NOT change the basis for FDA's ongoing outbreak investigation or the overwhelming epidemiological data supporting the current voluntary recall by Taylor Farms," they said.

The FDA added "Over the weekend, FDA alerted Taylor Far...