House Democrat is demanding Taylor Farms explain its White House ties amid cyclospora outbreak

Rep. Robert Garcia is seeking communications between Taylor Farms and the White House after the company donated more than $2 million to Republican PACs in 2025

“The American people deserve to know Taylor Farms' full role in this outbreak,” Democratic Representative Robert Garcia said.

U.S. produce supplier Taylor Farms complained to White House and Food and Drug Administration officials about the government’s inspection process earlier this month, a source familiar with the meeting said on Monday, as Michigan reported a spike in cases of a parasitic disease tied to the company’s lettuce from Mexico.

Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.), the ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, on Monday called on Taylor Farms to provide information about its connections with the White House amid a parasitic outbreak potentially linked to the company’s lettuce supply. Garcia wrote a letter to Taylor Farms

Rep. Robert Garcia is seeking information about whether Taylor Farms used White House ties to influence the federal response to the foodborne illness outbreak.

House Democrats To Investigate Taylor Farms' Potential Role In Cyclosporiasis Outbreak  HuffPost

‘I dealt with outbreaks in romaine lettuce and spinach as well,’ former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said. ‘I never heard from the White House on those things’

Scott Gottlieb responds to report that company contacted the White House seeking to delay a recall announcement Former Food and Drug Administration commissioner Dr Scott Gottlieb said on Sunday that it was “not standard operating procedure” for Taylor Farms to ask the White House to intervene as the company prepared to

The CEO of the company that’s been linked to the diarrhea-inducing parasite exploding across the country is speaking out for the first time amid the filing of a class action lawsuit.