Taylor Farms’ growing role in the U.S. food system
Taylor Farms and other suppliers have grown larger and more integral to the U.S. food system, according to CNBC. The expansion has complicated the handling of foodborne illnesses such as cyclosporiasis, although the supplied information does not specify the outbreaks, products, locations, or public-health responses involved.
Taylor Farms and other suppliers have become larger and more integral to the U.S. food system, CNBC reported.
The report said that this growth has complicated foodborne illnesses such as cyclosporiasis. The supplied information does not provide further details about specific illnesses, products, dates, locations, or responses.
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