Taylor Farms, 2009 to 2026: The Outbreaks, and the Recalls That Did and Did Not Follow

Every time Taylor Farms turns up at the center of an outbreak, the company says the same thing — this is an isolated event, our branded products are not

Taylor Farms

Taylor Fresh Foods, Inc., doing business as Taylor Farms is an American-based producer of fresh-cut fruits and vegetables, based in Salinas, California. The company was founded by former Fresh Express founder and CEO Bruce Taylor in 1995. As of 2009, Taylor Farms was ranked as the world's largest salad and fresh-cut vegetable processor. The company distributes its produce through third parties such as Golden State Foods to several California school districts and chain restaurants, such as McDonald's and Chipotle Mexican Grill. Taylor Farms has more than 25,000 employees and 30 processing plants.

McDonald's says supplier Taylor Farms is source of onions linked to E. Coli outbreak

Raw onions have been recalled from other Colorado fast food chains, including Taco Bell, KFC and Pizza Hut, for potential contamination.

What we know on Taylor Farms donations to pro-Trump groups

After Taylor Farms de Mexico’s lettuce was identified as a potential source for a multi-state cyclospora outbreak, the company’s political dealings and contributions came under scrutiny. Social media users looked into donations the company and its leadership made and drew assumptions about how those influenced the Trump administration’s outbreak response. Here are some of the […]

Taylor Farms linked to 5 other Cyclospora or E.Coli outbreaks in last decade-plus | CNN

Taylor Farms has regularly downplayed problems after being linked to outbreaks in the past.

Less than 2.5% of Taylor Farms' recalled lettuce went to Taco Bells

FDA report reveals where Taylor Farms sent its lettuce—and it raises questions.

As Parasite Spawned Chaos, Taylor Farms Slow-Walked Its Response

The US Food and Drug Administration had apologized, Taylor Farms said in a post on X. An agency lab test linking its produce to the country’s worst cyclosporiasis outbreak in decades was a false positive. Not only that, but the government still hadn’t produced a laboratory result connecting the company’s lettuce to the outbreak.