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Chipotle removes jalapeños after Minnesota links outbreak to 110 illnesses

8/6/2026

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Chipotle removed jalapeños after Minnesota health officials linked peppers to an outbreak sickening 110 people.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) began a July 22 traceback investigation while interviewers of 84 patients found 75 had eaten at Chipotle between June 14 and July 14.
Laurie Schalow, Chipotle's chief corporate affairs and food safety officer, and Carlota Medus, supervisor at Minnesota health, said the chain replaced the peppers and warned contaminated food could appear elsewhere.

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Chipotle removed jalapeños after Minnesota health officials linked peppers to an outbreak sickening 110 people.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) began a July 22 traceback investigation while interviewers of 84 patients found 75 had eaten at Chipotle between June 14 and July 14.
Laurie Schalow, Chipotle's chief corporate affairs and food safety officer, and Carlota Medus, supervisor at Minnesota health, said the chain replaced the peppers and warned contaminated food could appear elsewhere.