Jalapeño products sold at Walmart, Target, Whole Foods recalled over salmonella risk

Taylor Fresh Foods, parent company of Taylor Farms, is voluntarily recalling some products that include jalapeños because of worries about a possible salmonella contamination.

The company said that it was pulling some products that include jalapeños, including salsas, guacamole, dips, burritos and pico de gallo, from stores shelves after learning that Coast Citrus Distributors was voluntarily recalling fresh jalapeños due to a potential salmonella contamination.

Taylor Fresh Foods said that the Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were working with state and local partners to investigate illnesses in a multistate outbreak of salmonella infections linked to fresh jalapeños supplied by Coast Citrus Distributors. The company said that a grower in Sinaloa, Mexico, a supplier to Coast Citrus Distributors, was identified as the potential source in the outbreak.

Taylor Fresh Foods said that it is no longer sourcing products from the farmer and will be filling orders from alternative suppliers. The company is currently not aware of any reported illnesses linked to its products containing jalapeños.

The list of recalled products were distributed by Taylor Farms in multiple states with a “Best If Used By” date up to and including Aug. 16, 2026. The products were sold at stores including Kroger, Stop & Shop, Target, Whole Foods, Trader Joe’s and Walmart. See the full list of products below.

At least 345 people in 27 states have been sickened, with 36 hospitalizations reported, the CDC said last week. Minnesota and Colorado account for the vast majority of cases, with 110 cases each. Illinois has reported 30 cases and Kansas 13. The remaining states are Alabama, Arkansas, California, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

Chipotle Mexican Grill said Tuesday that it had removed an ingredient from some of its restaurants amid a potential tie to a salmonella outbreak public health officials are investigating.

The investigation into the outbreak also identified Chipotle and Qdoba as having received jalapeños imported by Coast Citrus Distributors. Both restaurants have stopped using jalapeños from Coast Citrus.

Full list of recalled products

Consumers who have any recalled product are advised to discard it immediately and not eat it. Refunds are available at the location of purchase.

Consumers with any questions can contact Taylor at 855-455-0098 Monday through Friday from 8am-5pm PT.

The announcement comes a few weeks after Taylor Farms voluntarily recalled its iceberg lettuce products sourced from central Mexico because of a potential link to a multistate cyclospora outbreak that has sickened people across the U.S.

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