mlyle 4 hours ago | parent | next [-]

It's my understanding that it was traced definitively to Taylor Farms, but the only positive test may have been a false positive.

You don't always get a positive test, but this doesn't necessarily prevent you from concluding the cause of food contamination.

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pudgywalsh 4 hours ago | parent | next [-]

> but the only positive test may have been a false positive

Software getting flagged by anti-malware as a false positive is a great way to get an evil corpo tale of woe to the top of HN with 800 points.

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stogot 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

> It's my understanding that it was traced definitively to Taylor Farms, but the only positive test may have been a false positive.

So it’s a false positive?

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Terr_ 4 hours ago | parent [-]

> So it’s a false positive?

They already told you clearly, so it sounds like you're trying to browbeat them with a fallacy of equivocation over the scope of "it".

These things are not equivalent:

1. A biological test for a parasite in a sample of equipment/material from the factory. (Claimed as false-positive.)

2. The analysis of the supply-chain for the food that sickened people which led to that facility as a common factor. (Presumably still accurate.)

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To use a criminal-investigation metaphor: Suppose a dead woman is found covered in knife wounds, and the circumstantial evidence leads to one Knifey McStabberson, since he (A) previously dated the woman and (B) sent a death-threat once via text-message, and (C) has a collection of hundreds of suitably-sized knives. Investigators notice one that looks bloody, and test it... It's her blood! Wait, oops, no, false-positive, it was something else.

What is your takeaway from the story so far? Is it that Knifey McStabberson himself is "a false-positive" and obviously totally innocent... or is it that it would be a good idea to check more of the knives scattered around his house and in his car?

	▲	roughly an hour ago \| parent [-]
		Christ, man, hasn’t the McStabberson family been through enough? Do you not have the decency to finally bring this witch hunt to an end?!

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conception 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Taylor Farms also gave Maga Inc a million dollars six days after the FDA pushed a food safety rule back.

	▲	KennyBlanken an hour ago \| parent [-]
		"That $1 million donation came six days after the FDA announced plans to delay the enforcement of a "food traceability rule" that would affect fresh fruits and vegetables, among other products, until 2028. The rule is unrelated to the inspection of fresh produce — it requires companies to track products at seven different key points in the supply chain to better prevent foodborne illness outbreaks." https://www.snopes.com/news/2026/07/21/taylor-farms-trump-do...

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dyauspitr 19 minutes ago | parent | prev | next [-]

It’s not worth much because the take away from this is you can call and pay to have heinous crimes pushed under the rug. It’s simple corruption, and devastating.

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3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

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pacomerh 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

How can you believe this?, look at the signs. Its too obvious someone got paid to say that.

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Tostino 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

At this point, why would I trust what they say?

	▲	3eb7988a1663 3 hours ago \| parent [-]
		This is the most upsetting thing about everything that is happening. Like, sure I have plenty of criticisms about the FDA, but by and large, I thought the body was slowly working in the direction of the public good. Once you destroy that trust, every single announcement becomes suspect. You no longer have anything you can believe.

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lovich 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

> FDA says...

This admin has lied repeatedly. Why would any of us believe a statement solely because the admin said it? Do we need to give them the benefit of the doubt despite how many times they lie?

	▲	vkou an hour ago \| parent [-]
		The press seems to think that someone who lies whenever their lips are moving deserves an elevated platform.