Taylor Farms Rewrote Its Cyclospora Statement Four Times in 16 Days—and Still Won't Say What Changed After 2013

Taylor Farms Has Rewritten Its Cyclospora Statement Four Times in Sixteen Days

In the midst of a Cyclospora outbreak linked to shredded iceberg lettuce from Taylor Farms' central Mexico facilities, the company has issued five versions of its public statement, each shifting focus from victims to FDA apologies to its own safety protocols. Yet it has never addressed the key question: what changed at its Doctor Mora plant after a 2013 outbreak and FDA recommendation to assess Cyclospora as a hazard? The company's claim of 2,000 negative tests is misleading, as the detection method has a low sensitivity and testing was not targeted at the parasite in water. A 2013 sampling plan yielded no public results, and the company's wash step is ineffective against Cyclospora.