In summer 2026, health officials linked produce company Taylor Farms to an outbreak of cyclosporiasis, a parasitic intestinal infection whose characteristic symptom is explosive diarrhea.
The outbreak sparked criticism of the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump, under which a foodborne illness surveillance network made monitoring for this illness optional a year earlier.
The controversy intensified as it came to light that Taylor Farms donated $1 million to a political action committee aligned with Trump in March 2025, six days after the Food and Drug Administration delayed the implementation of a "traceability rule" that would force producers to track their products.
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