# US Jalapeño Salmonella Outbreak Reaches 345 Cases Across 27 States

2026-08-06T11:01:18+00:00 | Health & Science | Indian Opinion Desk

Corroboration: 2 independent outlets

US health agencies reported 345 Salmonella cases across 27 states, with 36 hospitalisations and no deaths. Investigators linked the outbreak to jalapeños grown in Sinaloa, Mexico, and distributed by Coast Citrus Distributors. The distributor recalled affected peppers. Chipotle changed suppliers, while QDOBA stopped serving jalapeños. Businesses and consumers were told not to sell, serve or eat recalled peppers. LiveMint also reported a separate egg-linked Salmonella outbreak across 17 states, involving a recall of 1,589,577 dozen eggs, and a Cyclospora outbreak linked to lettuce. Sources differ on the jalapeño supplier: LiveMint and Hindustan Times identify Coast Citrus, while another LiveMint report says no supplier had been publicly identified. Investigations remain ongoing.

## Coverage

- livemint.com <https://www.livemint.com/news/us-news/salmonella-cyclospora-outbreaks-grip-us-states-1-5-million-dozen-eggs-jalape-o-peppers-lettuce-recalled-11785993465000.html>
- livemint.com <https://www.livemint.com/news/us-news/qdoba-pulls-jalapenos-as-us-officials-probe-salmonella-outbreak-11785967190799.html>
- hindustantimes.com <https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/salmonella-outbreak-linked-to-mexican-jalapenos-sickens-345-people-in-us-101786014972874.html>

Tags: food safety, jalapeños, recalls, Salmonella, US outbreaks
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