Taylor Farms, the company at the center of a major lettuce outbreak causing widespread illness, has been quietly pouring millions into conservative politics — including a million to MAGA Inc. — while also lobbying heavily for lax food safety regulations. Since 2020, the company and its CEO have funneled over $1.6 million to right-wing PACs, including Koch-linked groups, and spent more than $800K lobbying for deregulation. Despite past recalls and inspection violations, they’ve quietly met with White House and FDA officials to push back on government oversight — raising alarms that big food corporations are using their wealth to avoid accountability and stricter safety rules.

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