The Lettuce List

The Lettuce List
A field guide to who's actually behind your salad.

That Taco Bell lettuce recall? It didn't stay at Taco Bell. Taylor Farms — the supplier at the center of the 2026 cyclospora outbreak — grows and bags produce for a huge share of the American food system, often under labels that never mention its name.

The Lettuce List is our 10-page breakdown of exactly who's tied to this outbreak and how solid that tie actually is — because "connected to Taylor Farms" and "definitely contaminated" are two very different sentences, and most viral brand lists don't bother telling you which one you're reading.

What's inside:

• The one retail brand actually named in the recall — and the dozens more with a reported supplier tie
• The foodservice distributors quietly serving Taylor Farms lettuce to offices, hospitals, and restaurants
• The restaurant chains beyond Taco Bell, sorted by how confirmed each connection is
• How to check your own bag's lot code before you panic-toss your groceries
• Five concrete moves that actually protect you — not just make you feel like you did something

This isn't a scare list. It's a system for reading the next recall — and the one after that — like someone who actually understands how the food industry is built.

Because Teaching Economic Allyship starts with knowing where your dollars actually go.