Fact-checking claims about Taylor Farms' donations to Trump-aligned groups

This article originally appeared on PolitiFact . After Taylor Farms de Mexico's lettuce was identified as a potential source for a multi-state cyclospora outbreak, the company's political dealings and contributions came under scrutiny. Social media users looked into donations the company and its leadership made and drew assumptions about how those influenced the Trump administration's outbreak response. Here are some of the claims we've seen about the largest known cyclosporiasis outbreak in U.S. history and what donor records show. "Taylor Farms donated $1,000,000 to PAC with ties to Trump MAGA Inc.," read a July 18 Facebook image shared more than 6,600 times. The company has a record of donating to a Trump-aligned group, but those donations were made before the current cyclospora outbreak.

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He said the FDA "has never 'walked back'" any statements about the epidemiological evidence pointing to Taylor Farms de Mexico's lettuce as a source. The agency said the change would "allow industry additional time, across all regulated sectors, to fully implement the final rule's requirements." Both Taylor Farms and the White House called any suggestions the regulatory process has been compromised by political donorship "false." A Taylor Fresh Foods spokesperson said the the company follows the food safety standards under the Food Traceability Rule, even ahead of the updated compliance deadline.

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