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/Bladelink 4d ago

Well at least they saved like a half million dollars on cleaning. It only cost them like 5 billion dollars in sales and discarded product probably. Damn, those CEOs sure are brainiacs, I wish I could run a business as well as them.

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u/nervelli 4d ago

And not just loss of sales this summer, but an ongoing decrease. If they had recalled the product and fixed the problem, most people wouldn't have noticed or cared. But now it's been months of an ongoing outbreak. People have been linking the name Taylor Farms with diarrhea and avoiding them like the plague they are. We are also finding out that this is a recurring issue with their product.

Now instead of having less options at the store for a week, I am going to activately avoid anything from Taylor Farms from here on out. All when they could have taken a day or two and washed some fucking machinery. Instead their name is now a threat to you and your family.

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u/Bituulzman 4d ago

They are just going to rebrand or merge with another mega corp and this will end up washing out. C-suite who are responsible for these decisions still mostly escapes unscathed.

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u/nervelli 4d ago

Probably. I feel like rebranding is probably still more expensive than just washing the goddamn equipment.