Company at Center of Cyclospora Outbreak Complained to White House
Taylor Farms said the government’s inspection process failed to prevent a cyclospora outbreak that has sickened 31 people in Michigan, officials said.
- Regarding federal inspection processes, Taylor Farms complained to the White House and government regulators this month, a source familiar with the meeting confirmed.
- Michigan officials reported a spike in cases of a parasitic disease this month, linking the outbreak to lettuce shipments imported from Mexico by Taylor Farms.
- Voluntarily suspending production at its facility in Doctor Mora, Guanajuato, Mexico, Taylor Farms aims to address health concerns and potential contamination at the site.
- Company representatives immediately removed all potentially affected products from the marketplace, though Taylor Farms did not disclose specific retailers involved in the removal.
- Federal officials continue monitoring the outbreak and potential supply chain risks, as scrutiny intensifies regarding government inspection standards for imported produce.
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Publisher's Platform: The Fifty-State Cyclospora count is 20,927 this morning. The President has said one thing about it. The Secretary says it is under control. Here is what they should have said instead.
Ohio released new numbers today — 4,013 cases in 80 counties, up from 2,576 a week ago. Add the states up, one by one, all fifty of them, and the floor under this outbreak this morning is 20,927 people. Michigan alone reports 10,386 illnesses and 193 hospitalizations. Against that, the entire public record of what the President of the United States and the Secretary of Health and Human Services have said about the largest Cyclospora outbreak in …
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Company at center of cyclospora outbreak complained about inspections, source says
U.S. produce supplier Taylor Farms complained to White House and FDA officials about the government's inspection process this month, a source familiar with the meeting said, as Michigan reported a spike in cases of a parasitic disease tied to the company's lettuce from Mexico.
Company at center of cyclospora outbreak complained to White House
U.S. produce supplier Taylor Farms complained to White House and Food and Drug Administration officials about the government's inspection process this month, a source familiar with the meeting said, as Michigan reported a spike in cases of a parasitic disease…
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