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Taylor Farms Recalls More Vegetables, This Time Over Salmonella
['Hafiz Rashid', 'Edith Olmsted']
New Republic
The recall comes a week after another salmonella outbreak linked to jalapeño peppers from Mexico, which has made at least 345 people sick in 27 different states and resulted in 36 hospitalizations.
This summer has seen numerous food-borne illnesses spread across the U.S. following layoffs and staff cuts in regulatory agencies.
(State officials noted that cyclosporiasis is usually not a life-threatening illness, and that both people who died had underlying health conditions.)
Last month, close to 1.6 million white shell eggs and brown cage-free shell eggs produced in Texas had to be recalled due to salmonella fears.
The New World screwworm, a flesh-eating parasite, has infested cattle in Texas and spread to other states, causing an estimated $1 billion in damages.