18 prepared foods under alert as jalapeño Salmonella outbreak sickens 345

The recall covers prepared wraps, bowls and salads distributed across 24 states. At least 18 ready-to-eat meat and poultry products have been recalled following a salmonella outbreak linked to fresh jalapeño peppers that has sickened 345 people and hospitalized 36, according to the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The outbreak has been reported across 27 states and linked to jalapeños grown in Sinaloa, Mexico, and distributed in the US by Coast Citrus Distributors, according to the Food and Drug Administration. Chipotle reportedly switched its jalapeño supplier for affected locations beginning July 20. QDOBA also stopped using jalapeños at all of its restaurants on July 28. There have been no confirmed reports of illnesses linked to the recalled meat and poultry products. The recalled products were distributed in 24 states: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia. FSIS said it expects additional downstream products to be identified as the ingredient recall progresses. August 9, 2026, 11:43pm EDT.