TPTom Polansek

1. Article · Aug 4, 2026 · By Tom Polansek

   Exclusive-Sysco has stopped buying iceberg lettuce from Taylor Farms and Mexico amid US cyclosporiasis outbreak, CEO says (opens the original)

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   CHICAGO, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Sysco, the biggest U.S. food distributor, has stopped buying iceberg ‌lettuce from Taylor Farms and from Mexico ‌due to the U.S. cyclosporiasis outbreak, CEO Kevin Hourican said on ​Tuesday. An investigation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has linked the outbreak to iceberg lettuce served at Taco Bell restaurants and sourced from privately held Taylor ‌Farms operations in ⁠central Mexico. However, authorities are still looking for other potential sources. "We'

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2. Article · Jul 9, 2026 · By Tom Polansek

   USDA lowers beef export sales by 90% amid growing doubts over data (opens the original)

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   CHICAGO, July 9 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture dramatically lowered its reported beef export sales for late June on Thursday, sparking fresh concerns about the quality of the agency's data after staffing losses as part of the Trump administration's ‌reshaping of the federal government. USDA said exporters in late June sold a net 12,064 metric tons of U.S. beef to foreign buyers, 90% ‌lower than the volume it originally reported a week ago. Traders had largely dismissed USDA's ini

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