How Taylor Farms Is Trying To Keep Your Salad Safe

A month before an E. coli outbreak that prompted a recall of Taylor Farms celery, Cristina Alesci sat down with the company's CEO, Bruce Taylor, to discuss food safety.

Dec 3, 2015

A month before an E. coli outbreak that prompted a recall of Taylor Farms celery, Cristina Alesci sat down with the company's CEO, Bruce Taylor, to discuss food safety.

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