As Americans cook vegetables to at least 158°F to kill Cyclospora, Senator Elizabeth Warren criticized the federal response to a record outbreak affecting over 24,000 people. She questioned whether Trump administration ties to Taylor Farms, which sold Mexican-grown iceberg lettuce linked to the outbreak, contributed to governmental failures. Warren's letter highlighted Taylor Farms' $1 million donation to MAGA, Inc., a Trump-backing super PAC, and the hiring of former White House official Trent Morse to lobby for the company.

Morse reportedly brokered a call between Taylor Farms and the White House where the company made an "urgent plea" to delay a recall. The article notes local reports of Taco Bell restaurants removing iceberg lettuce due to a mandatory recall in Michigan, though no federal agency had initially reported such a recall.