Salmonella outbreak tied to jalapeños expands to 27 states as Chipotle and Qdoba pull peppers

Federal health officials say a salmonella outbreak linked to jalapeños from Coast Citrus Distributors (sourced in Mexico) sickened about 345 people in 27 states, with Minnesota and Colorado accounting for the most cases (110 each) and 36 hospitalizations; no deaths have been reported. Chipotle and Qdoba have removed jalapeños from menus, and Coast Citrus is issuing a recall as the FDA investigates potential linkages to other ingredients and whether jalapeños reached grocery stores. The CDC says there is no ongoing risk at the restaurants. A separate cyclospora outbreak linked to lettuce at Taco Bell is noted in the piece.