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

Taylor Farms, the company linked to this summer's cyclospora outbreak that has caused widespread illness, has issued a new recall affecting multiple products due to salmonella risk.

On Sunday, the company announced it was recalling a dozen prepared food items, including jalapeño peppers, salsas, and guacamole, due to potential salmonella contamination. Taylor Farms stated that the affected products originated from Coast Citrus Distributors and that the company has stopped sourcing peppers from a specific farmer in Sinaloa, Mexico.

The recall follows a separate salmonella outbreak linked to Mexican jalapeño peppers, which has sickened at least 345 people across 27 states and resulted in 36 hospitalizations. Restaurant chains including Chipotle and Qdoba have since stopped using the peppers.

Broader Context of Foodborne Illnesses

This summer has seen numerous foodborne illness outbreaks across the United States following layoffs and staff cuts in regulatory agencies.

• The cyclospora outbreak has resulted in at least 18,517 cases across nine states, according to a New Republic analysis.
• Two deaths were reported in Michigan last week. State officials noted that cyclosporiasis is usually not life-threatening and that both individuals who died had underlying health conditions.

• Last month, nearly 1.6 million white shell eggs and brown cage-free shell eggs produced in Texas were recalled due to salmonella concerns.

• The New World screwworm, a flesh-eating parasite, has infested cattle in Texas and spread to other states, causing an estimated $1 billion in damages.

Regulatory and Political Context

Last year, Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency cut a monitoring program for the screwworm and gutted the CDC team that would have handled the cyclospora outbreak. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and remaining staff are now managing multiple crises with limited public confidence that more are not forthcoming.

Read more: RFK Jr. Faces First Two Deaths From Explosive Diarrhea Parasite

Eric Trump Shares AI-Altered Images of President Trump

It appears President Donald Trump's fascination with AI-generated images may be genetic.

In two separate posts on Instagram Sunday evening, Eric Trump shared a series of photographs from the LIV New York Golf tournament at the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey.

Both posts included the same image of the president, who was photographed smiling beside two of his grandchildren. The image appeared to have been altered using AI:

• The background was warped into an improbable-looking armchair.
• A hint of loose flesh could be seen floating behind one of the grandchildren's ears.

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Donald Trump himself also posted an AI-altered image from his weekend at Bedminster. The image appeared to thin his body, straighten his posture, and transform his slack-jawed appearance into his once-signature steely look.

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