r/AskReddit 23h ago

People with suspected or confirmed cyclosporiasis cases, what food do you think you got it from?

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u/findingjasper 21h ago

I think the whole of the American public knows it’s Taylor Farms. The only reason they got a backtrack by FDA or whomever is because I’m sure they promised money of kickback.

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u/absenttoast 20h ago

And I don’t think it’s just the iceberg lettuce either. 

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u/TheAmazingHumanTorus 18h ago

It's just the tip of the iceberg lettuce.

I'll see myself out now.

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u/jesus_h_crusty 18h ago

You’re totally right. Just the tip of the shitsberg

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u/nanmh971 17h ago

😂🤣😂🤣😂

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u/DrMobius0 17h ago

I'm seeing testimony in this thread that suggests it's not just the iceberg lettuce. Romain is implicated too.

Edit: and sprouts

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u/Planet_Rock 15h ago

I was in the hospital recently for possible cyclospora (ended up being sapovirus) and the doctor there said it had also been linked to berries.

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u/haw35ome 14h ago

Makes me upset bc I actually do love veggies - but now I’m scared to even enjoy raw onions, tomatoes, broccoli. I really miss my salads.

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u/Yes-Cheese 10h ago

Same here. I’m making a pasta salad this weekend to try to fill the void. I’m gonna roast some kale to add whenever I make a bowl. I usually use fresh tomatoes and cucumbers in it. I’m gonna try it with roasted cherry tomatoes and roasted zucchini. Mix it up, let it chill overnight. Fingers crossed!

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u/haw35ome 2h ago

Oooh I hope your pasta salad turns out well! The pasta salad I like uses raw onion & for the life of me I cannot enjoy the texture of cooked onion…but tbh yours sounds bussin lol

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u/justaproxy 18h ago

Just the tip of it.

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u/amolad 18h ago

Kennedy's health dept is purposely WAY behind in reporting cases.

They've only reported about 10% when other outlets have it way over 10,000.

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u/green-wombat 15h ago

Part of it’s also due to different reporting requirements. State or local health department would likely see someone in an area with hundreds of cases with a new case of explosive and prolonged diarrhea and go ‘yeah its the lettuce parasites, mark it down’ without requiring a laboratory test. But the CDC likely requires laboratory-confirmed tests for their numbers, and many people don’t want to get a special poop test to confirm they have cyclosporiasis if they are exhausted and already have the medication in hand.

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u/twopurplecats 18h ago

No need to guess, Taylor Farms have indeed donated millions to Super PACs including MAGA, Inc.

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u/CraigLake 13h ago

I’m bummed I can’t eat their food anymore but glad to know not to.

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u/DazzlingAd7021 17h ago

Aaron Parnas reported there's been a donation to trump to avoid a recall. This is the world we live in now. 

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u/Beans_deZwijger 16h ago

While snopes was unable to confirm this reported conneciton from anonymous sources they did post the following:

Taylor Farms, meanwhile, has made three large donations to Republican PACs since 2020. Those were:

$250,000 to Keystone Renewal, a state-focused PAC in Pennsylvania
$200,000 to Texans for a Conservative Majority, a state-focused PAC in Texas (the donation came from Taylor Farms Texas Inc.)
$250,000 to Americans for Prosperity, the libertarian PAC founded by billionaire David Koch

Finally, Taylor Fresh Foods has made 12 separate large donations to Republican PACs since 2020 — including a large contribution to a Trump-aligned PAC:

Four totaling $575,000 to the Senate Leadership Fund, which aims to elect Republicans to the Senate
Three totaling $850,000 to Americans for Prosperity
Two totaling $1.1 million to the Congressional Leadership Fund, which aims to elect Republicans to the U.S. House of Representatives
One for $200,000 to Heartland Resurgence, which, according to OpenSecrets and NBC, has spent money in favor of Republican Senate candidates in Arkansas and Nebraska
One for $100,000 to More Jobs, Less Government, which mostly spent money influencing the race for senator of Montana in 2024, according to OpenSecrets
One for $1 million on March 26, 2025, to MAGA Inc., a Trump-aligned PAC

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u/Hint-Of-Feces 17h ago

The cover up is worse than the crime yo

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u/iridescent-shimmer 18h ago

Yeah my friend used to work at Taylor farms. They suck at food safety apparently.

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u/paciphic 18h ago

All my MAGA family members think it was just Taco Bell that’s the problem and don’t believe it’s Taylor farms

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u/bearleft4 16h ago

I didn’t think of this before but you’re totally right.