Over 400 people in 32 states, including Florida, have been sickened with salmonella tied to an outbreak in fresh jalapeños, according to the latest update from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Health officials said 57 of those people who became sick had to be hospitalized. According to the CDC, only one case has been reported in Florida.
Earlier this month, restaurants like Chipotle and QDOBA pulled jalapeños from their menus after being notified of the outbreak by public health officials.
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The impacted jalapeños were said to be distributed by Coast Citrus Distributors from Mexico and have since been recalled, according to the CDC.
Taylor Farms, which was also tied to the recent Cyclospora outbreak in lettuce, announced that it had voluntarily recalled jalapeño products that used peppers from the same distributor.
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The CDC said in interviews with 224 people who were sickened, 224 people interviewed, 91% of them said they ate at a Mexican-style restaurant — including Chipotle and QDOBA — between June 14 and July 16, 2026.
Stores affected, according to the FDA
Some manufacturers used affected jalapeños to make new products which were distributed to the following retail stores:
Stores that received Taylor Fresh Foods products with recalled jalapeños include Hannaford, Kroger, Stop and Shop, Target, Trader Joe’s, Walmart, and Whole Foods in AL, AR, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NE, NH, NY, OH, OK, SC, TN, TX, VT, WI, WV.
Whole Foods Markets Produce and Prepared Foods departments in TX, OK, LA, AR, WI, MI, IL, IN, IA, MO, KY, and OH used recalled jalapeños in select products.
HEB stores in Texas and Louisiana received NatureBest and HEB-brand products with recalled jalapeños.
Recalled jalapeños were also distributed to two Costco stores in Texas.
