Salmonella scare: USDA alerts consumers over meat, poultry products containing recalled jalapeños

The alert follows a recall of fresh jalapeños from Sinaloa, Mexico, distributed by Coast Citrus Distributors. Federal health agencies are investigating a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Javiana infections linked to the peppers.

Federal officials issued a public health alert for meat products containing jalapeños that may be linked to a salmonella outbreak that has sickened hundreds of people across at least 27 states.