Taylor Farms Recalls More Vegetables, This Time Over Salmonella
Taylor Farms, the source of this summer’s cyclospora outbreak that’s causing an explosive diarrhea epidemic, now has to recall multiple products over a salmonella risk.
On Sunday, the https://www.wired.com/story/diarrhea-outbreak-taylor-farms-maga-donations-lobbying/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Trump-linked company https://www.huffpost.com/entry/salsa-guacamole-recall-jalapeno-salmonella_n_6a7918d7e4b01ec88690947e" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">announced it was recalling a dozen different prepared food products, including jalapeño peppers, salsas, and guacamole due to salmonella contamination.
Taylor Farms said the products came from Coast Citrus Distributors, and that the company was no longer sourcing peppers from one Sinaloa, Mexico, farmer.
The recall comes a week after another salmonella https://www.fda.gov/food/outbreaks-foodborne-illness/outbreak-investigation-salmonella-jalapeno-august-2026" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">outbreak linked to jalapeño peppers from Mexico, which has made at least 345 people sick in 27 different states and resulted in 36 hospitalizations.
Restaurant chains including Chipotle and Qdoba have since stopped using the peppers.
This summer has seen numerous food-borne illnesses spread across the U.S. following layoffs and staff cuts in regulatory agencies.
The cyclospora outbreak has resulted in at least 18,517 cases across nine states listed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, according to a New Republic https://newrepublic.com/post/213895/robert-f-kennedy-jr-first-two-deaths-explosive-diarrhea-parasite-cyclospora" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">analysis, and two deaths were reported in Michigan last week. (State officials noted that cyclosporiasis is usually not a life-threatening illness, and that both people who died had underlying health conditions.)
Last month, close to 1.6 million white shell eggs and brown cage-free shell eggs produced in Texas had to be https://newrepublic.com/post/213473/rfk-jr-salmonella-outbreak-eggs-recall" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">recalled due to salmonella fears.
The https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/us-tests-gmo-flies-rush-fight-flesh-eating-livestock-pest-2026-07-23/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">New World screwworm, a flesh-eating parasite, has infested cattle in Texas and spread to other states, causing an estimated https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/screwworm-border-closure-fuels-beef-boom-mexico-gloom-texas-2026-06-06/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">$1 billion in damages.
Last year, Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency cut a https://newrepublic.com/post/211495/screwworms-trump-doge-cuts-beef-prices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">monitoring program for the screwworm and https://newrepublic.com/post/213201/doge-gutted-office-explosive-diarrhea-parasite-response" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">gutted the CDC team that would have handled the cyclospora outbreak.
The people left behind, led by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., are now dealing with one crisis after another with little public confidence that more aren’t on the way.