Taylor Farms recalls 12 prepared food products including jalapeño peppers, salsas, and guacamole over salmonella

Published Aug 10, 04:47 PM UTC

Taylor Farms, previously linked to a cyclospora outbreak causing explosive diarrhea, announced a recall of a dozen prepared food products including jalapeño peppers, salsas, and guacamole due to salmonella contamination. The products came from Coast Citrus Distributors, and Taylor Farms stopped sourcing from a farmer in Sinaloa, Mexico. This follows a separate salmonella outbreak linked to Mexican jalapeño peppers that sickened 345 people across 27 states, with 36 hospitalizations, prompting Chipotle and Qdoba to stop using the peppers. The summer has seen numerous foodborne illnesses after regulatory agency layoffs and staff cuts. The cyclospora outbreak has caused at least 18,517 cases across nine states and two deaths in Michigan. Additionally, 1.6 million eggs were recalled for salmonella, and the New World screwworm has caused $1 billion in damages to cattle. The article criticizes cuts by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency to monitoring programs and the CDC team that would have handled the cyclospora outbreak.