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. Many of the reported illnesses have been tied to Mexican-style restaurants rather than the prepared foods cover...
18 prepared foods under alert as jalapeño Salmonella outbreak sickens 345
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Aug 10, 2026 • 4 weeks ago
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