Lettuce served at Taco Bell in five Midwestern states, supplied by Taylor Farms, has been linked to an outbreak of cyclospora, a parasite that causes diarrhea.

The Shiawassee County couple accused the fast-food chain and its supplier of failing to protect customers from contaminated produce related to the parasitic outbreak.

Taco Bell has been the shining star of the fast-food business for several years. But now the company is contending with a restaurant’s worst nightmare: an explosive diarrhea outbreak.

The iconic old-school Taco Bell building in south Scottsdale, which served its final crunchwraps more than a year ago, is getting a new purpose. And dare we say it feels a little kismet? State of play: Local Mexican chain Filiberto's appears to be taking over the mission-style restaurant.

Taco Bell is offering $1 Enchiritos in a bid to win back customers, as well as thank them for their loyalty, amid an ongoing cyclospora outbreak that has now surpassed 11,500 cases in 41 states. When news of the outbreak hit about two weeks ago,

With traffic still hobbled by the fallout from tainted lettuce, Taco Bell (YUM) is enticing customers with a $1 lettuce-free enchirito to show the chain’s appreciation to loyal customers. “For the ones who have been riding with us,