Jalapeño Salmonella Outbreak: 93% of Cases Linked to Mexican Restaurants Including Chipotle and Qdoba

Food Safety

7 August 2026 at 7:59 am

Jalapeño Salmonella Outbreak: 93% of Cases Linked to Mexican Restaurants Including Chipotle and Qdoba

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A multistate salmonella outbreak linked to jalapeño peppers has sickened at least 345 people across 27 states, with 93% of those interviewed reporting eating at Mexican-style restaurants like Chipotle and Qdoba. Federal officials traced the contaminated peppers to a grower in Sinaloa, Mexico, and Coast Citrus Distributors has recalled the product, while Chipotle and Qdoba have proactively removed jalapeños from their menus.

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