Taylor Farms Linked to a Decade of Outbreaks Amid Food-Safety Oversight Gaps
CNN ties Taylor Farms’ central Mexican facility to at least five cyclospora and E. coli outbreaks over about a decade, with the company often disputing links and initiating recalls. The ongoing cyclospora outbreak has sickened more than 22,000 Americans, with thousands connected to Taylor Farms. FDA inspections of the Mexican facility have been infrequent and border testing limited, highlighting a broader shift toward industry self-policing that critics say delays recalls and transparency. Experts and advocates are calling for stronger oversight and clearer outbreak investigations, even as Taylor Farms defends its safety efforts and political lobbying.