Mexican jalapeño peppers linked to 27-state Salmonella outbreak

Supermarket chains announce recalls

An outbreak of Salmonella Javiana has infected 345 individuals across 27 states since June 19, 2026, according to the CDC.

Thirty-six people have been hospitalized.

Epidemiological investigations by the CDC and its partners in various states identified jalapeño peppers as the most likely source of the outbreak.

FDA traceback investigations determined that the implicated peppers were grown in Sinaloa, Mexico, and distributed in the USA by Coast Citrus Distributors. The imported peppers were supplied to Chipotle Mexican Grill and QDOBA.

Chipotle has switched to a different supplier of jalapeño peppers and is no longer using the peppers supplied by Coast Citrus. QDOBA has also stopped serving these peppers in their restaurants and has removed them from its stores.

Recalls

Coast Citrus has agreed to recall the remaining product in distribution, and is in the process of identifying and contacting affected customers, according to the FDA.

Although the company has not released a public recall notice, several supermarket chains already have posted recall information on their websites.

Brookshire’s

Nature’s Best Pico De Gallo:- Medium and mild varieties; 4oz, 14oz and sold by the pound; All “Better if used before” dates
BGC GUACAMOLE:– Sold by the pound; All “Better if used before” dates

Costco

Coast Tropical Jalapeño Peppers:- 5 lb bags; Item #514606; Sold between 7/13/26 and 8/5/26 from the Dallas and/or Stafford Business Center.
Todd’s Quality Tomatoes, Inc. Jalapeno Peppers:- 5 lb bags; Item #514606; Sold between 7/23/26 and 8/5/26 from the Orlando Business Center.

Fresh by Brookshire’s

Nature’s Best Pico De Gallo:- Medium and mild varieties; 4oz, 14oz and sold by the pound; All “Better if used before” dates
BGC GUACAMOLE:– Sold by the pound; All “Better if used before” dates

Spring Market

Nature’s Best Pico De Gallo:- Medium and mild varieties; 4oz, 14oz and sold by the pound; All “Better if used before” dates
BGC GUACAMOLE:– Sold by the pound; All “Better if used before” dates

Stop&Shop

CHIPOLTE Chicken Tortilla Wrap:- 11 oz; Best by through 8/10/26
SS Pico De Gallo:- 7 oz; Codes through 8/12

Super 1 Foods

Nature’s Best Pico De Gallo:- Medium and mild varieties; 4oz, 14oz and sold by the pound; All “Better if used before” dates
BGC GUACAMOLE:– Sold by the pound; All “Better if used before” dates

What you need to know

If you have any jalapeño peppers at home, do not use them. The FDA is still working to determine the extent of retail distribution of the jalapeño peppers linked to this outbreak.

If you have eaten jalapeño peppers or a product (such as pico de gallo) that might contain jalapeños, either in a restaurant or at home, and you begin to experience symptoms of a Salmonella infection, contact your healthcare provider. Symptoms will usually begin between six hours and six days after you eat a contaminated food.

The CDC lists the following symptoms to watch for:

Diarrhea and a fever higher than 102°F
Diarrhea for more than 3 days that is not improving
Bloody diarrhea
So much vomiting that you cannot keep liquids down
Signs of dehydration, such as:
- Not peeing much
- Dry mouth and throat
- Feeling dizzy when standing up.

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Salmonella outbreak investigation triggers massive Canadian deli meat recall

An outbreak of Salmonella infections in Canada has increased to encompass 87 confirmed cases in four provinces according to an update report from the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) released on July 19, 2025.

Outbreak-related illnesses have been reported in Alberta (68), British Columbia (1), Manitoba (1), and Ontario (17). Nine people have been hospitalized. The British Columbia case is related to travel to Alberta.

Victims range in age from one to over 100 years.

Many people who became sick reported eating salami in prepared sandwiches or purchased from deli counters where the recalled products were served.

Marini Foods Limited, the producer of the implicated meats, has expanded its initial recall to include 13 different brands of salami and cacciatore products. The recalled items were distributed to grocery stores, specialty markets, restaurants and cafés, delis, and butcher shops in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, and Saskatchewan.

The recalled brands include:

Bona
Cosmo’s Smoked Meats
Imperial Meats
Longos
Luc’s European Meats Cheese & Eats
Marini Salumi
Naturissimo
P&E Foods
Rea
Speziale Fine Foods
Superior Meats
T.J. Meats
Vince’s Cured Meats Corp.

Please follow the live link for a detailed list of affected products and lot codes.

What consumers, retailers, and distributors need to know (per PHAC)

Check to see if you have the recalled products in your home or establishment by looking for the specific product name and size, UPC and codes in the recall alerts.
Do not consume, serve, use, sell or distribute recalled products or any product made with them.
Throw out or return recalled products to the location where they were purchased. Consumers or establishments who are unsure if they have purchased the recalled products are advised to contact their retailer or supplier where the products were purchased.
Consumers who have purchased a prepared sandwich or meal and are unsure if it contains recalled products are advised to contact the retailer where the item was purchased.
Do not cook food for other people if you’ve been diagnosed with a Salmonella infection or any other gastrointestinal illness.
Contact your health care provider if you think you’re experiencing symptoms of Salmonella.

Most people who become ill from a Salmonella infection will recover fully after a few days without treatment, but it can also cause severe illness and hospitalization.

The Salmonella strain associated with this outbreak investigation is multi drug-resistant, which means it’s resistant to certain antibiotics (streptomycin, kanamycin, ampicillin, and sulfisoxazole). Other antibiotics are available to treat illnesses associated with this outbreak strain, if antibiotic treatment is considered necessary.

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BREAKING NEWS: Salmonella outbreak triggers massive egg recall

A seven-state outbreak of Salmonella Enteritidis illnesses has been traced to eggs supplied by August Egg Company of Hilmar, California, according to information from the CDC and the FDA.

As of today, the CDC has received reports of 79 confirmed outbreak cases, including 21 hospitalizations. Cases have been reported from Arizona (3), California (63), Kentucky (1), Nebraska (2), New Jersey (2), Nevada (4), and Washington (4).

The first case was identified on February 24, 2025. Victims range in age from 1 year to 90 years, with a median age of 48 years.

Of 30 people interviewed, 27 (90%) reported eating eggs. Six of the victims from Kentucky, New Jersey, and Washington reported having traveled to California or Nevada in the week before they became ill.

The FDA has conducted an inspection of August Egg Company’s processing facility and has recovered Salmonella that is closely related to the outbreak strain from environmental samples collected during the inspection.

The recall

August Egg Company has announced a recall of 1,700,000 dozen brown cage free eggs and brown certified organic eggs, sold under the brand names, Clover, First Street, Nulaid, O Organics, Marketside, Raleys, Simple Truth, Sun Harvest, and Sunnyside.

The recalled eggs will have printed on the carton or package a plant code number P-6562 or CA5330 with the Julian Dates between 32 to 126. The recalled retail eggs will be in fiber or plastic cartons, with the above codes printed on one side of the carton. The eggs were packed in cartons of 12 or 18, or supplied in flats.

The eggs were distributed from February 3, 2025, through May 15, 2025, with sell by dates from March 4, 2025, to June 4, 2025, within California and Nevada and were sold at retail locations including Save Mart, FoodMaxx, Lucky, Smart & Final, Safeway, Raleys, Food 4 Less and Ralphs.

The eggs were also distributed from February 3, 2025, through May 6, 2025, with sell by dates from March 4, 2025, to June 19, 2025, to Walmart locations in California, Washington, Nevada, Arizona, Wyoming, New Mexico, Nebraska, Indiana and Illinois.

Please refer to the recall notice for a detailed list of affected eggs.

According to information contained in the company’s recall notice, the company has been voluntarily diverting its eggs to an egg-breaking plant for pasteurization for more than a month. The company gave no explanation as to why it delayed recalling its eggs from the marketplace until today.

FDA advisory

Consumers, restaurants, and retailers should not eat, sell, or serve recalled brown cage free and brown certified organic eggs from August Egg Company.
Consumers, restaurants, and retailers who purchased or received the recalled eggs, including wholesale eggs, should carefully clean and sanitize any surfaces or containers that they touched.
Check your refrigerators for the recalled brown cage free and brown certified organic eggs and throw them away or return them to the place of purchase. If you stored the eggs without the original packaging and can’t tell if it is part of this outbreak, throw them away.
Wash hands, utensils, and surfaces with hot, soapy water before and after handling raw eggs and raw egg-containing foods. Follow FDA’s safe handling and cleaning advice and use extra care in cleaning and sanitizing any surfaces and containers that may have come in contact with this product to reduce the risk of cross-contamination.
Contact your healthcare provider if you think you may have developed symptoms of a Salmonella infection, after eating eggs.