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Taylor Fresh Recalls 20 Jalapeño Items Amid 345-Case Salmonella Outbreak

8/12/2026

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Taylor Fresh Recall

Taylor Fresh Foods recalled 20 prepared jalapeño products, including guacamole and taco dip, sold at Kroger, Target and Walmart, because of possible salmonella contamination.
The peppers, sourced from a Sinaloa, Mexico grower, are linked by the CDC to a salmonella outbreak that has sickened 345 people in 27 states.
Taylor Fresh Foods reports no illnesses, and the recall follows a cyclospora lettuce outbreak that infected 10,000 people and 517 hospitalizations.

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Taylor Fresh Recall

Taylor Fresh Foods recalled 20 prepared jalapeño products, including guacamole and taco dip, sold at Kroger, Target and Walmart, because of possible salmonella contamination.
The peppers, sourced from a Sinaloa, Mexico grower, are linked by the CDC to a salmonella outbreak that has sickened 345 people in 27 states.
Taylor Fresh Foods reports no illnesses, and the recall follows a cyclospora lettuce outbreak that infected 10,000 people and 517 hospitalizations.

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