A major food company's lobbyists literally phoned the White House to try to stall a recall tied to one of the worst foodborne illness outbreaks in US history. This is what regulatory capture looks like: the agency supposed to protect people's health gets a call from the company making people sick, and apparently that's a thing you're allowed to do. The cyclospora outbreak linked to Taylor Farms' products sickened thousands. The company's response: work the phones to delay accountability.