Kim on a Whim: Consumer Concerns Over Taylor Farms Produce Outbreaks and U.S. FDA Oversight of Mexican Food Imports

The Marc Cox Morning Show · Aug 18, 2026 · 9m

In Kim on a Whim, hosts Kim St. Onge and Marc Cox analyze consumer food safety anxieties following a multistate outbreak of Cyclospora illnesses linked to iceberg lettuce imported from Taylor Farms de Mexico. The hosts evaluate consumer behavioral shifts—noting that roughly 40% of Americans report reducing fresh produce consumption—and discuss signage posted in local corporate cafeterias explicitly distancing their salad suppliers from Taylor Farms. Additionally, the segment reviews structural trade dependency on agricultural imports from Mexico, which now account for over 20% of all U.S…