articleThe Brief Food and Drug Administration stated that a false-positive linked to the cyclosporiasis outbreak didn’t impact the results of the agency’s probe. The cyclosporiasis outbreak has been linked to Taco Bell restaurants and covers multiple states. Taco Bell and other restaurant chains have experienced a decline in customer traffic. Restaurant customer traffic dips amid cyclosporiasis outbreakBy the numbers:This outbreak has been linked ​to Yum Brands’ Taco Bell restaurants in Michigan and four other states. Reuters reported that consumer foot traffic dipped 18.9% at Taco Bell on July 17 compared with the day-of-week ⁠average between ​January 1 and July 6.