Jalapeño-Linked Salmonella Outbreak Spreads Across 27 U.S. States
A salmonella outbreak linked to jalapeño peppers from Sinaloa, Mexico, has affected over 300 people across 27 U.S. states. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have identified the peppers, distributed by Coast Citrus Distributors, as the source of the outbreak. The peppers were supplied to restaurants, including Chipotle and Qdoba, which have since removed them from their menus. The outbreak has resulted in 36 hospitalizations, but no deaths have been reported. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has stated that there is no evidence of the affected products being distributed in Canada.