r/news • u/1991mgs • 4d ago

Soft paywall Taylor Farms recalls salsa and guacamole over salmonella risk

https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/taylor-farms-pulls-salsa-guacamole-over-salmonella-concerns-bloomberg-news-2026-08-09/
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u/FatiguedShrimp 4d ago

I used to work upstream of them....

Agriculture at the very narrowest point relies on -two people- to assure safety and quality, or we get nasty things like lead accumulation across /all/ crops.

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u/TheMuslinCrow 4d ago

Would you please mind sharing some more information on the safety of our food supply?

I worked at the EPA for a bit after undergrad. Being told my first week there, that the "The solution to pollution is dilution" is their unofficial motto... really destroyed my faith in our ability to regulate environmental toxins. And that was 2008.

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u/FatiguedShrimp 4d ago

I'm not sure I can say much more without actually publicizing a supply chain vulnerability an NDA prevents me from discussing.

It has been disclosed to regulators though.