New Delhi, July 19 -- California-based fruit and vegetable producer Taylor Farms, which recently came under scrutiny after its shredded iceberg lettuce was linked as a possible cause of the cyclosporiasis outbreak, on Saturday (local time) recalled its iceberg lettuce.

The company said it is removing all iceberg lettuce that was sourced from central Mexico after a farm there was linked to a diarrhea-causing parasite outbreak that's sickened thousands in Michigan and nearby states, Bloomberg reported.

Taylor Farms noted that its Mexican subsidiary is voluntarily removing the product based on the information shared by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), adding that its representatives met with FDA and White House officials on Thurs...