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Cyclospora Lettuce Outbreak Meme Hats

The summer of 2026 will be remembered for one thing: a multistate cyclospora outbreak traced to shredded iceberg lettuce, sickening thousands across the Midwest and sending a nation Googling "what is cyclospora" between bathroom sprints. Iceberg lettuce — the most harmless-looking vegetable in the crisper — became the villain of the season. Then came the twist that made it truly 2026: a lettuce sample tested POSITIVE for the parasite, and roughly a day later the FDA walked it back as a FALSE POSITIVE, ruling the result "did not represent true amplification" and sending the official source right back to "unknown." The recall continued anyway. You genuinely cannot script this. This collection turns the whole saga into wearable merch: I Survived the 2026 Cyclospora Outbreak, Got Cyclospora?, Hold the Lettuce, and the instant-classic "Not True Amplification, Just True Cyclospora Pain." Whether you actually caught cyclosporiasis, dodged it by skipping the salad, or just appreciate a good food-recall meme, there's a survivors-club hat here with your name on it. Custom embroidered, colorful, and dangerously topical.

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