AMERICANALMANAC (Ken Jacobs) - FDA inspectors finally reach Taylor Farms plant in Mexico — nearly a month after cyclospora outbreak traced to its lettuce
Federal food-safety inspectors arrived at a Taylor Farms processing facility in central Mexico almost four weeks after the agency identified the company's iceberg lettuce as the source of the largest cyclospora outbreak in American history, a delay that raises hard questions about how Washington protects the food supply. The FDA announced Wednesday that it had […] The post FDA inspectors finally reach Taylor Farms plant in Mexico — nearly a month after cyclospora outbreak traced to its lettuce appeared first on American Almanac .
Federal food-safety inspectors arrived at a Taylor Farms processing facility in central Mexico almost four weeks after the agency identified the company's iceberg lettuce as the source of the largest cyclospora outbreak in American history, a delay that raises hard questions about how Washington protects the food supply. The FDA announced Wednesday that it had opened an on-site inspection and sampling operation at Taylor Farms de Mexico's plant in Guanajuato, coordinating with Mexican regulators on the ground. It was the agency's first visit to the facility since 2019, a seven-year gap during which the plant kept shipping lettuce to some of the biggest restaurant chains and grocery stores in the country. By the time inspectors walked…Open
AI:FDA inspectors finally arrived at a Taylor Farms processing facility in Guanajuato, Mexico, nearly a month after federal investigators linked the company's iceberg lettuce to the largest cyclosporiasis outbreak in American history. This massive delay highlights a systemic failure within federal food safety oversight, as the agency has not inspected this specific plant since 2019 despite its widespread distribution to major chains like Taco Bell, McDonald's, and Walmart. The outbreak has resulted in thousands of illnesses across multiple states, including two deaths, while significant discrepancies exist between CDC data and Michigan state reports regarding total infection counts. Amidst the crisis, scrutiny is mounting over a $1 million…Open