[OC] RFK Jr did it! Healthy food is finally cheaper than junk food.
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u/2tastyrodney 20h ago
From now on "Taylor farms" is going to be a euphemism for diarrhea as far as I'm concerned
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u/Soupy_Twist 19h ago
As in, "Why are you calling in sick?'" "I have to visit Taylor Farms.". " All right, feel better. Be sure to stay hydrated and get some rest."
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u/DukeOfGeek 12h ago
After bribing trumpo D. clown to force the FDA to pretend it wasn't them, they should wear this shit forever.
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u/SeianVerian 10h ago
Wear it? Eau de Diarrhea would at least be appropriate to their characters.
Happy cake day, btw!
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u/Reasonable-Turn-5940 16h ago
That's ok because Taylor Farms will cease to exist. Say hello to Baylor Farms
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u/modus__ponens 16h ago
“Sorry boss I can’t come in today, I’m visiting Taylor Farms” yeah I like this
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u/ignatious__reilly 18h ago
Real talk though……is that company going to go under?
I’ll be curious if they survive this
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u/Iron_Baron 18h ago
This is like their 11th safety debacle in recent years. They grease the right palms to suffer no consequences. Just like the FDA saying it was "a false positive" after the company sent a guy to DC and donated to Trump.
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u/Luckylemon 13h ago
They're like, THE ONLY BRAND making all the bagged lettuces and salads and greens, and prepared salads, and etc for...just about every major chain and brand. They'll literally just get "bought" by someone and change their name and continue on as narrated by the 2026 American corporate government overlords.
The business won't change. The suppliers and practices won't change. Just some rebranding for the new times; and people will forget or not notice and keep shopping and be happy for their bag of lettuce from Taylor farms that no longer says Taylor farms.
Major groceries and Sysco and etc won't stop buying from them, so here we are and shit's about to get real. No shitty pun intended. 💩🇺🇸🐘💩 arewegreatyet?
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u/yamsyamsya 16h ago
I feel like they have to at least change their name. Never going to buy any of their products if I can help it.
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u/overintoxikatied 20h ago
Some thrifty person who hasn’t checked the news is going to be in for a surprise
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u/Carbon-Base 20h ago
Buy it to eat healthy, stay on the porcelain throne for the colon cleanse.
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u/fire_alarmist 19h ago
That was literally me two weeks ago. I saw the gauc, pico de galo, and salads on sale at walmart and went all in. Yea... they knew when they put the yellow stickers on all that shit and were just hoping to offload some hazardous product before the news spread.
Needless to say I almost shit my pants like 10 times that week.
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u/ender89 20h ago
To be fair the iceberg was tainted, that’s all Romain lettuce. To be even more fair, we don’t know how safe the Romain is.
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u/justreadinplease 18h ago
Taylor Farms also had issues with onions and e.coli in 2024
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u/running_on_empty 15h ago
I always buy these when they're on sale. I've eaten two in as many days. I've only been to the toilet like twenty times.
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u/Cepsita 13h ago
In my 20+ years of shopping for produce I had never seen that brand in Mexico.
Last weekend, we had Taylor Farms branded spinach bags (labeled as produce of the USA if you were wondering) at our local Walmart.
I don't think they are cheaper though. But no, I wouldn't even consider purchasing that. Even if Cyclospora is endemic here.
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u/holderofthebees 7h ago
Spinach is one of the listed items to avoid from official US sources, too, because it was a source of a (smaller) outbreak in previous years.
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u/taidell 20h ago edited 17h ago
They're still selling it?!
Edit: You know what? This is kinda messed up. The only people desperate enough to buy these most definitely do not have medical coverage.
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u/reececonrad 19h ago
At my local Kroger in Tennessee there are signs on all the produce cases that say “Taylor Farms products have been cleared by the FDA and are safe to consume “
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u/chronoswing 17h ago
Sure sure, I totally believe the FDA under Trump about a company that donated 3mil to his campaign and had a meeting with him just before this was announced. Definitely not a lie, total truth. COVID also got better when we just stopped testing for it, genius Trump figured it out.
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u/edwhittle 15h ago
Waiting for the settlement with the FDA that gives Taylor Foods millions because of the false positive that ate into revenue.
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u/StitchinThroughTime 14h ago
I'm a love a great deal, even a steal of a deal, but I ain't stupid! Taylor Farms is now a cursed brand. Their history and their current actions do not vote any benevolence on my side. They have been doing horrible labor practices, they're doing horrible hygiene practices, and guarantee they're probably doing much of shitty environmental crap. On top of having a donation magically appeared in the pockets of our current Administration and now they're cleared!
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u/Gunhild 17h ago
It was iceberg lettuce that was contaminated but I assume they put this on sale because nobody wants to buy any Taylor Farms lettuce now.
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u/YesItIsMaybeMe 13h ago
Yeah because either way you slice it, the company lied and tried to hide that they knew they were a problem. Not to mention the obvious bribe. You obviously can't trust that any of their products are good, because the company has proved themselves to be habitual liars that don't care for anything except your money.
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u/anonareyouokay 20h ago
The FDA reversed course and said it was a "false positive" so they no longer have to recall it? IDK.
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u/BurnieTheBrony 19h ago
Someone should pull an Erin Brockovich and make them eat the lettuce on camera
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u/dehydratedrain 20h ago
Poor suckers dropping hundreds on shots monthly when you can drop the same amount for $1.77
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u/istrx13 16h ago edited 16h ago
Imagine eating Taylor Farms lettuce and then taking a fiber supplement. Your GI tract would be absolutely bare.
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u/poeticdisaster 6h ago
Once Shit-egeddon is over, take some probiotics to fix that gut flora and you'll be good to go.
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u/Biddyearlyman 20h ago
Well it's fine since the government said their initial test was actually a false positive and this giant corporation who has totally never had this problem before and definitely never committed wage theft on migrant workers is totally in the clear! They're just wanting everyone to keep consuming and being super healthy!
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u/yankykiwi 20h ago
My toddler just spent the last week on the toilet, thanks to a ready-made wrap.
it’s not part of the recall, and my state has “zero reports”
Symptoms took seven days to appear, but because he doesn’t eat lettuce I know what exactly made him sick. Taylor farms
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u/Biddyearlyman 20h ago
No them and taco bell talked it over with the government and now your new truth is that it never happened!
(Hard tongue in cheek. I hate these fuckers. Sorry about your kid)
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u/TeriyakiHairPiece_ 19h ago
Taco Bell called it out first and pulled their lettuce. Don’t shoot the whistleblower.
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u/yankykiwi 20h ago
I wish it was false positive. Constant watery shit from a barely potty trained 3 year old. 😩
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u/a-manda_hugandkiss 20h ago
Also the little ones can get dehydrated so much quicker than our adult bodies. I hope he gets well soon!
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u/AuthorReborn 20h ago
you poor, poor parent. here's to hoping the stream stops soon 🫡
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u/yankykiwi 20h ago
Poor kid too. He come running to me asking why he’s peeing from his butt. Thankfully, he’s still drinking plenty of water and his spirits are high.
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u/mihirmusprime 20h ago
If you think Taco Bell has anything to do with this, you clearly fell for the headlines
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u/bob_loblaw-_- 20h ago
If it wasn't lettuce what was it?
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u/yankykiwi 20h ago
It was lettuce. In a readymade boars head wrap, from safeway. My son got it bad, my husband only one bite and hes mildly sick. My one year old didnt eat it, i remember because I never buy that stuff, and I was annoyed half of it went on the floor. Now I’m grateful.
Six days to symptoms, 7days watery stream of shit.
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u/sgtpnkks 19h ago
Taylor farms and boar's head? That's a recipe for trouble
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u/yankykiwi 19h ago
I should know better. But my husband got it. And I didn’t want to override his decision to buy a wrap instead of taking them to McDonald’s.
He doesn’t even know that’s what I suspect, I don’t want him to feel bad.
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u/LOLBaltSS 17h ago
I can't walk by the deli counter without singing Def Leppard just with "Hysteria" swapped for listeria.
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u/slayer828 20h ago
Taylor farms made huge trump donations. Trump through Elon destroyed the FDA. They "leadership "is a trump plant. Doesn't that scream of a coverup?
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u/anonareyouokay 20h ago
They were responsible for the e.coli outbreak in 2024 that killed 104 people. But I'm sure they learned their lesson, RIGHT?!?
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u/FnordRanger_5 19h ago
Free market etc etc
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u/anonareyouokay 17h ago
"I'd rather let 100 criminals go free than catch them all." This administration has real Chief Wiggums energy
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u/NotaWitch-YourWife 19h ago
ahhhemmm... whispers you forgot to mention the meeting at the White House before the FDA magically came up with the false positive.
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u/Bay_de_Noc 20h ago
And the fact that Taylor Farms has donated $3.6 million on MAGA and anti-regulatory lobbying has absolutely nothing to do with any type of cover-up ... at all ... never in a million billion years.
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u/NEWSmodsareTwats 20h ago
the FDA said a single shipment had a false positive they have not changed their opinion that Taylor farms is the source
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u/Biddyearlyman 19h ago
BBC headlines made it sound like a good old fashioned crony capitalist coverup! Doesn't change anything. I say boycotts tank the brand.
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u/ultralightdude 17h ago
They totally didn't meet woth trump the day before the "false positive" news either.
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u/cfpct 20h ago
It's like Taylor farms is now synonymous with explosive diarrhea.
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u/Zech08 9h ago
Taco Bell: Seee!!! its not me!
(oddly enough I have never had diarrhea from eating taco bell).
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u/BradBradley1 20h ago
Wasn’t it always? I have a short memory, but I vividly remember being on a road trip as a child and my father remarked “ahhh fuck, I’m gonna have to pull the car over on the side of the road and unleash a Taylor Farms out of my ass, the likes of which has not been seen east of the Mississippi since 1978.”
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u/slobrewer 20h ago
Wash it down with a warm glass of raw milk and you're all set!
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u/Blossom73 20h ago edited 19h ago
A side of roadkill too. Maybe a raccoon penis.
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u/SunsetCarcass 18h ago
And a refreshing cup of water straight from God's blessed creek in your local forest.
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u/frostyflakes1 17h ago
Very funny how risking a parasite that gives you explosive diarrhea is still only enough for a 50% discount.
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u/nameless_pattern 20h ago
What sucks is I really liked their salads and they are the processor for much of the fresh fruits and vegetables that are in the grocery store also. Basically I can't trust the food anymore when I guess I should start a garden or something
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u/MituKagome 19h ago
Right? They're good salads, they're already pretty cheap so it's nice to just grab one for lunch for work. It's summertime, I want a nice refreshing crisp salad, I want fresh fruits and veggies, we have a garden and every year the squirrels/rabbits/birds/whatever eat everything before it's harvestable. Now I just get nothing.
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u/gobux10 19h ago
Has it been confirmed Taylor Farms donated $1M to MAGA 6 days after they were named by the FDA?
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u/trying-to-be-kind 17h ago
They donated the $1M last year - six days after the FDA postponed a rule that would have required Taylor Farms (and other food producers) to track food safety more carefully, thus making it easier to identify where & how food-related illnesses originated & spread.
So no, not six days after the outbreak, but six days after the FDA loosened the rules in their favor.
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u/slashnbash1009 20h ago
I do miss a good chicken Caesar salad, but I don't think I wanna try my luck with butthole Covid anytime soon.
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u/MDC417 19h ago
Given that their announcement came with ZERO explanation of the fact that they were at the White House just before the CDC's change, I'm going to assume they are as corrupt as Trump and every single unqualified, horrible excuses for humans that make up the administration.
Does anyone know if they support MAGA? Until I hear differently, I'm going to assume that they don't care about consumers and will avoid their products always.
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u/dachshundslave 20h ago
Returning their kale salad to Costco. I'm not going to be a part of their shitty test subjects if they're not bothered to test their own products.
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u/mikedorty 17h ago edited 17h ago
I wouldn't pay $.02 for anything from Taylor farms for the rest of my life.
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u/HiroAnobei 20h ago
I genuinely wonder if Taylor Farms will survive this scandal or be shut down/renamed/have their assets sold off to various companies. I don't see them coming back from this PR nightmare if they keep the name.
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u/anonareyouokay 20h ago
Naw, they will just rename and rebrand.
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u/tooclosetocall82 19h ago
Boars Head is still around. People forget and move on, no need to rename.
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u/jacomoncal 17h ago
Bet I could send this exact photo and caption to my grandparents and they would reply with cheers and either praise for trump or talk shit on Biden lmao I love them but wtf.
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u/fastpixels 19h ago
Endless shitting aside, designating a handful of lettuce with bacon, cream-based salad dressing, and Parmesan cheese as "healthy food" is a choice.
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u/Possible_Sun_913 11h ago
Classifying a caesar salad as healthy will be the most American thing I hear today. ;-)
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u/karduar 20h ago
We all know this is his brain worms plan to infect more with parasites... wake up people!
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u/COdeadheadwalking_61 16h ago
I guess it depends how you define ‘healthy’ - and with a side of parasite
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u/NastyToeFungus 14h ago
Explosive diarrhea might be an interesting thing to experience if you’re bored
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u/Irrelevantitis 4h ago
And be sure to pick up some of that pasta salad for a nice side of listeria!
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u/Discombobulous 20h ago
They recalled iceberg lettuce. This is Romaine.
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u/kandoras 6h ago
If a company has been irrigating one field with infected water, are you willing to risk your starfish that that was the only field they irrigated with infected water?
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u/Baddyshack 20h ago
Ah yes, bacon flavored diarrhea with lettuce-shaped chips and a side of salty fat. Helth
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u/RealGianath 18h ago
You just need to boil your salad for 10 minutes first, but I’m sure it’ll be delicious.
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u/Chare1155 17h ago
How the fuck is it legal for anyone to keep selling this shit without a proper recall and investigation? Where are we?!!
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u/LostOne514 14h ago
All I'm saying is....Think about the money you'll save on groceries! Roll those dice for a bit!
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u/HedgeMoney 13h ago
Satire aside, Healthy food has always been cheaper than junk food, but most people can't be bothered to do some chopping and grilling.
A bag of large chips is like what? 4 dollars @ 2K calories (not on sale)? You could make 2 meals with rice, veggies, and meat for $4 dollars. (Well, unless you live in NYC, then its either $10 or free).
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u/Samceleste 12h ago
Notwithstanding the healthy concern about this lettuce, I love that Americans consider as "healthy food" some processed food package containing chesse, beacon, hormon chicken, and a big cup of "creamy sauce" , just because it also has a few leaves of salad...
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u/DickPinch 12h ago
How are they still selling stuff with lettuce in it? Shouldn't this store get a fine for this or something?
Guessing nothing will happen at all, America has never cared about rules when it comes to making money
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u/Arnold_Shortzweather 11h ago
Nah it's just his brain worm plotting to infect the rest of the population with parasites using discounted shit-pant-lettuce
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u/NoLie129 8h ago
I can say honestly that I know a lot of people who will never buy anything with that company name on it ever again
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u/Danny-Dynamita 7h ago edited 7h ago
As a European, I find very strange what you consider “healthy” in America.
If it’s prepackaged, it’s not healthy even if it includes greenies. It WILL have toxic additives.
Even if it doesn’t have toxic additives by some miracle… Pasta + Bacon +Lettuce is NOT healthy, where are the nutrients?
For example, a homemade salad with olives, peas, sweet corn, beans, tuna and boiled eggs is healthy. It includes a little bit of everything you need. You can add mayonnaise if you want some tasty kick, it won’t spoil the healthiness if you moderate yourself. It’s not about reducing fat, it’s about having a WHOLE meal with everything you need. In this case, the mayonnaise is even welcome (but better to avoid it unless it’s homemade). Add a few Kiwis as dessert, and you’re golden.
This is pasta + bacon + lettuce + prepackaged sauce. Lettuce has ZERO nutrients. Pasta + Bacon is not enough to survive. The sauce will have toxins, specially in an unregulated country like the USA. You’re lacking most of your needed daily micronutrients and it has barely any antioxidants (I would dare to say it has NONE). Also, where the heck is the fiber?
Do you live with a chronic insufficiency of micronutrients and antioxidants around there? I hope you at least eat some fruit after this “healthy meal”, to at least get some nutrition. Eating like this must lead to some nasty chronic inflammation.
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u/Bamcanadaktown 3h ago
Reminds me of the conversation I had recently trying to tell someone a ceaser salad isn't "healthy" just cause it's a salad
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u/xxlizardking-kongxx 2h ago
This is a joke obviously, but rfk jr is going to use this as a talking point
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u/theburiedxme 2h ago
Bacon, widely known as being super healthy right? I know I know, cyclospora joke.
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u/turpentinedreamer 21h ago
Comes with a free colon cleanse weight loss plan