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CULTURCIDAL (John Hawkins) - Why Your Burritos Are Never Going to Be Cheap Again

X has been consumed with debates over the cost of burritos this week.

Yes, really. It seemed to mostly revolve around a couple of posts from Joel Berry of the Babylon Bee and Matt Walsh from the Daily Wire that were really describing different aspects of the same problem, rather than actually contradicting each other: From there, things went in just about every direction you can imagine… burritos don’t cost $20, here’s where you can get cheap burritos, people are out of touch because they don’t know what burritos cost, are the Jews behind expensive burritos, what to do if socialists promise people free burritos, the Boomers probably want us to eat dirt burritos, etc., etc., etc. So, how do we skin this cat or alternately, stuff this burrito? Well, first of all, it’s worth noting that as a…Open

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AXIOS (Nathan Bomey) - Food safety crisis deepens for Taylor Farms with salmonella outbreak

Taylor Farms, a major produce supplier and producer of finished food products in North America, is engulfed in a food safety crisis that's ensnaring some of the biggest consumer brands in the U.S. Why it matters: The company — a critical supplier to stores like Walmart and Target and restaurants like Chipotle and Taco Bell — is connected to FDA investigations into multiple pathogens that have sickened thousands of people. Catch up quick: Taylor Farms is recalling finished food products containing jalapeños as the FDA said Monday that it's tracked 345 cases of salmonella — including 36 hospitalizations — stemming from an outbreak linked to jalapeños distributed by Coast Citrus Distributors. - Taylor Farms said that as of Sunday…

What is the White House's stance on FDA funding and the impact of workforce reductions?
White House spokesperson Kush Desai stated that frontline FDA inspectors were not affected by DOGE workforce reductions and noted that the president's FY 2027 budget request proposes a $33 million increase for food safety activities to strengthen the CDC's domestic capabilities.
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How much does Taylor Farms claim to invest annually in food safety?
Taylor Farms stated that it invests more than $200 million a year in food safety, which the company describes as its biggest area of funding by several orders of magnitude.
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What previous food safety issue was Taylor Farms linked to in 2024?
Taylor Farms was linked to a 2024 E.coli outbreak involving slivered onions that the company provided to McDonald's.
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Which major retailers and restaurants are customers of Taylor Farms?
Taylor Farms is a critical supplier to retail stores including Walmart, Target, Kroger, Trader Joe's, and Whole Foods, as well as restaurants such as Chipotle and Taco Bell.
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Besides the salmonella outbreak, what other contamination crisis has Taylor Farms been linked to?
Taylor Farms is facing a separate crisis involving more than 6,300 cases of cyclospora contamination linked to its iceberg lettuce, which has been provided to establishments such as Taco Bell.
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What is the current salmonella outbreak linked to Taylor Farms and how many cases have been reported?
The FDA has tracked 345 cases of salmonella, including 36 hospitalizations, stemming from an outbreak linked to jalapeños distributed by Coast Citrus Distributors. Taylor Farms is recalling finished food products containing these jalapeños.
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JUSTTHENEWS (Kevin Killough) - Salmonella outbreak linked to jalapeños at Chipotle caused 36 hospitalizations, health officials say

There have been no deaths reported from the outbreak, Reuters reported, but 345 people in 27 states have been sickened with Salmonella poisoning.

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NYTIMES (James Wagner and Luis Antonio Rojas) - Selling Burritos Back to Mexico: Chipotle’s Bold Expansion

As the Mexican-inspired American chain makes its debut in Mexico, it faces a major hurdle: convincing Mexicans to buy an Americanized take on their own national cuisine.

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