Taylor Farms CEO breaks silence over explosive diarrhea outbreak as class-action lawsuit filed
Taylor Farms CEO responds to a class-action lawsuit following a cyclosporiasis outbreak linked to iceberg lettuce from Mexico.Summary
Bruce Taylor, CEO of Taylor Farms, has addressed the company's involvement in a cyclosporiasis outbreak linked to iceberg lettuce sourced from central Mexico. The outbreak, which has affected thousands of people—including customers at Taco Bell—has prompted a voluntary recall and the temporary suspension of all production at the company's central Mexico facilities. While the FDA noted a false positive in one sample, they emphasized that epidemiological data still points to Taylor Farms de Mexico as the source.
In response to the health crisis, Taylor Farms has commissioned independent experts to conduct a comprehensive review of food safety protocols. The company expressed frustration at being excluded from certain parts of the investigation process and warned that consumer fear may lead people to avoid healthy fresh foods unnecessarily.
Simultaneously, a class-action lawsuit has been filed against Taylor Farms and Taco Bell. The lawsuit alleges that the companies sold adulterated food that was not fit for sale, claiming the products contained deleterious substances and were handled under insanitary conditions.
(Source：New York Post)