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Even in the darkest timeline, fate still has a twisted sense of humor...
Sources:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/antoniopequenoiv/2026/07/17/taco-bell-affected-lettuce-now-removed-customers-can-order-safely/
https://bsky.app/profile/emilyrose.bsky.social/post/3mqun353zhk2p
Bubbells
I was rating taco bell at least once a week before this. My stomach is all messed up but the tests didn't find anything
Targe0
WillCorrectInaccuraciesForFood
Taco Bell is getting a shit deal (pun intended) in the news headlines though, outlets saying this is a "Taco Bell diarrhea outbreak" when they were first to come out and say they were removing lettuce and tomato from their menu items out of caution, before it was even identified as being linked to lettuce!
Vancouvering
WE ARE ALL TACO BELL NOW
GrimleyGraves
At this point failbook is a more reliable source that the govt.
davidvalabama334
Hell, even Taco Bell has more integrity than the administration of that orange piece of shit!
imgonnahavetoask
In the future, all government agencies are Taco Bell.
Roune
I nominate Taco Bell to be our new CDC
Malak224
Taco Bell CDC recommends three Crunchwrap supremes a day with a large Baja blast for a happy life.
DemSumBigAssRidges
So, Judge Dredd future meets Idiocracy future with some billionaires rooting for Fallout future... It's time to start creating Star Trek future...
Karma1970
Unknownhost7
If trump sees this he will say those are great ideas and enact them S his own. :(
SleazyBijou
Demolition man called it - Taco Bell for the win!
Targe0
Only for the American release.
Everywhere else it was Pizza Hut.
Same parent company, and they paid enough to push both brands, because at the time Taco Bell wasn't really that available internationally, but Pizza Hut was.
redgarth
Maybe this is why they win the great fast food wars to become the only remaining restaurant in the future...
ImperfectDad
Only 6 more years to go.
alcamar
https://media2.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPWE1NzM3M2U1b2tjMWk0ZmlybnlydDlseTVoOHdtZHlybTM3MXI4Yjh4dWY0bGRnaSZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/1KkgWWENzWYXrRLJhD/200w.webp
stoots24
Trumperrhia.
Velv3tThunder
I would assume that Taco Bell are the diarrhea experts.
ThM1ck
I mean... to be fair to Taco Bell... this isn't their first rodeo food borne illness outbreak wise...
Hatsodoom
Taco Bell is actually doing everything right, identifying the problem and pulling the contamination from their establishments.
charlotteivorfisher
the fact that taco bell is the reliable source here is something else
Fireninja404
the really disappointing thing is that since taco bell is doing the recalls, it's been reported mainly as just the taco bell infected lettuce instead of Taylor Farms. it's a spanish flu situation all over again
thegreenestknight6
A much as we like to give Taco Bell shit they are on top of their food safety. One of the most on top of it out of the fast food places from what I’ve heard
alcamar
Trusting Taco Bell over the CDC and Waffle House over NWS/NOAA was NOT on my anti Capitalist bingo card, yet here we are...
Sticklebrickk
Reminds me when dominos filled in potholes and spray painted their logo for free publicity, and it actually did more than the city councils did
Cornflakes91
isnt it *more* capitalist?
not the public services doing the thing but the businesses
thedill2000
Um. Kinda? These companies have a vested interest in a specific area of social safety. Capitalism does have a benefit once in a while.
ThinkThisOut
This isnt weird. The restaurant chain usually does figure it out first.
AnonymousArtist
This is why they will win the franchise war
walnutbreath
Can't wait to find out this was because of rollbacks on regulations using wastewater to water crops. Trump rolled back those regulations in his first term and food-borne illnesses exploded. Eliminating monitoring was begging for a disaster.
PowerThruster
He rolled back monitoring for this exact parasite, along with a few other bad illnesses such as listeria. This was shortly after starting his 2nd term, so yes, youd be correct. That particular betrayal of American health happened in July of 2025.
AngstyCicero
it did, but sources are awesome: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/cyclospora-parasite-trum">/">https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/cyclospora-parasite-trump-cuts/ and https://www.cdc.gov/cyclosporiasis/outbreaks/07-26/index.html . It is worth noting that the lettuce was grown in Central Mexico, not the US.
todaytomorrowwillbeyesterday
Remember when *mad cow disease* was a thing? They found the calf in Canada's far reaching plains, through forests thick with maple syrup. And, its mother also. Yeah, when controls used to mean something...
Cinnaderps
Demolition man called it. Taco bell is the only place that's going to survive the franchise wars.
Pornoandcatvideos
This is the direct result of severely and chronically underfunding the FDA for years, this isn't something new.
AdmiralButtStuff
Taco Bell has been down this road before. It's specifically why they didn't have green onions FOR YEARS. I'm sure they immediately jumped into action. I'm sure that was rough for them, and they're hella eager not to go through it again.
ThM1ck
I read an article a couple of years back when Chipotle had an outbreak that the similar 2006 E. COLI outbreak blamed on green onions cost Taco Bell ONE THIRD of their market share, and it took about three years to recover. The shittiest part was that investigators later found that their was NO link to the green onions, yet to this day most people that remember the incident only remember that Taco Bell's green onions were blamed.
KR1570F
they just want to avoid going the way of the Chi-Chis
darkoshen
I read that Chi-Chis had already filed for bankruptcy before HepA in their stores killed 6 people.
AdmiralButtStuff
Hey, I don't care why Corpos do the right thing. I just care that they're doing it.
KR1570F
i just wanted to mention the restaurant chain Chi-Chis because that's mexican slang for tatas
AdmiralButtStuff
I feel that. I made a stupid comment about flowers earlier just so I could use 'bananus' in a sentence. Not that yours was stupid. Just... same vibe.
cuddleskunk
Also the name of Goku's wife...
onlyhalfghost
yeah, that's not a coincidence, everyone in Dragonball is part of a pun name scheme and her family's is milk.
EverNotRelevant
Pretty sure they were looking for someone else to blame after the regime pointed the finger at them
SisyphusRollin
Exactly what happened. Taco Bell took preventative measures to make sure the public didn't get sick (hurt their image/bottom line). Taco Bell is willing to sacrifice more than the current administration.
EverNotRelevant
You're making it sound noble, but really they just didn't want to sacrifice their profits.
SisyphusRollin
You should re-read my post and try this again, I specifically make note of the point your trying to make within the second sentence.
EverNotRelevant
Yeah, it's your third line I take issue with.
SisyphusRollin
Ah, so its a comprehension thing. You see within the context of this post, this administration and what we know of Taco Bell... that is not be making anything sound noble. To see it as noble, as your own words here admit, requires two levels of ignorance. 1. Ignoring the full context of what I wrote 2. Thinking that saying "willing to sacrifice more than someone unwilling to do it" is talking about nobility is silly. I'm saying ones a business, ones a service and the business is willing to do
PoorSucker
Tried Taco Bell here in Thailand, lived in the US one year, they made it more spicy to fit Thai taste.
ErinInStereo
Yeah, there's a reason why there's an "extra mild" taco kit in the US for the white folks that consider salt and pepper to be "spicy"
friendsofsandwiches
whelp...we COULD have had a competent presidency, BUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUuuut...*long slow shrug*
Nalianna
*gestures around vaguely*
KR1570F
Kitehammer
The controlled opposition party sees what energizes voters, and continues to ignore it on a national level in favor of keeping their corporate cash flowing.
SupernaturalReactions
Pretty sure this country would elect a dead white man to the presidency long before a woman, especially a woman of colour, will get the office. https://media3.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPWE1NzM3M2U1NjdzdTczZXYwYW1ua2p3bDNtNmF1b3kyaWFrdzFpM3RhcGJ5dTU5OCZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/eCvBzbkajQYy4/200w.webp
friendsofsandwiches
1000% this.
420supercoolusername69
but she laughed weird /s
Malak224
Now eating veggies gives you explosive diarrhea.
dontrike
"She just didn't energize me to vote" - Lazy assholes
WibblyWobblyTimeyWimeyFox
"I didn't like that I didn't get to pick her, so I picked the Known Quality of Shitler by not voting.""
breadedfishstrip
But at least the war in ukraine is over, eggs and fuel are cheap, and theres no new wars!
breadedfishstrip
and if you ever lose your Social security # you can just call Elon and ask for it