{
  "id": 483221,
  "title": "Cyclosporiasis-linked Taylor Farms recalls jalapeños tied to Salmonella outbreak",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/cyclosporiasis-linked-taylor-farms-recalls-jalapenos-tied-to",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-10T14:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Scientific American",
    "slug": "scientific-american",
    "url": "https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/cyclosporiasis-linked-taylor-farms-recalls-jalapenos-tied-to-salmonella-outbreak/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Taylor Farms, a produce distributor, has recalled jalapeño peppers due to a Salmonella outbreak. The recall was initiated after the company received notice from Coast Citrus Distributors, a supplier of jalapeños, that they were issuing a recall. The affected jalapeños were sourced from a farm in Sinaloa, Mexico. The recall includes 20 food items distributed at major retailers such as Kroger, Target, Trader Joe’s, Walmart, and Whole Foods, including dips, guacamoles, and salsas. Taylor Farms stated that they were no longer receiving products from the affected farm and have turned to alternative suppliers. The recall comes after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a food safety alert on August 5, warning that Salmonella had been detected in 27 states, resulting in 345 cases and 36 hospitalizations. Taylor Farms has not reported any illnesses linked to their products containing jalapeños. This incident follows another notable outbreak earlier this summer when Taylor Farms was implicated in a cyclosporiasis crisis, linked to over 10,000 cases and 517 hospitalizations, with two deaths attributed to contaminated lettuce.",
  "summary": "This summer has been marked by multiple outbreaks of foodborne illness, with thousands of infections and two deaths arising from cyclosporiasis and hundreds of cases of Salmonella infections",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}