RESOLVING THE LEDGER
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ATLANTA \u2014 Taylor Farms said on Sunday it was recalling prepared food items containing jalapenos from retailers, including Walmart, Kroger and Whole Foods \u200bin some states, over concerns about potential salmonella contamination.The California-based supplier said it had voluntarily recalled the products, including salsas and guacamole, after being notified that Coast Citrus Distributors was recalling the fresh \u200cpeppers.Taylor Farms products were also recalled from Target, Trader Joe's and Scarborough, Maine-based supermarket chain Hannaford across about 26 states, not including Utah. A list of states impacted, as well as the products included, can be found on the company's website.Taylor Farms said in a \u2060statement it was no longer sourcing from a farmer \u200bin Sinaloa, Mexico, that was identified as the potential \u2060source of the salmonella outbreak.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the FDA said earlier this week \u200cthey were investigating the salmonella outbreak, \u200cwhich had sickened 345 people across 27 states and led to 36 hospitalizations.The U.S. investigation \u2060into the salmonella outbreak identified restaurants including Chipotle Mexican Grill and \u2060Qdoba, a Mexican-style restaurant chain, as having received jalape\u00f1os imported by Coast Citrus Distributors.Both restaurants stopped using them, while Coast Citrus recalled the remaining product and notified customers.Salmonella infections can cause diarrhea, fever and stomach cramps and can be particularly severe in young children, older adults and people with weakened immune systems.Taylor Farms said it was unaware of any reported illnesses linked to the voluntarily recalled items.Walmart said it had \u200cremoved the impacted products from its stores and implemented a sales block at \u200bits registers as well as online. Kroger, Target, Whole Foods, Trader Joe's and Hannaford-parent Ahold Delhaize did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.Taylor was already facing heightened scrutiny over an outbreak of cyclosporiasis, which causes severe diarrhea.The U.S. FDA said it had linked the cyclosporiasis to Taylor Farms products from central Mexico, although the company said the regulator had not confirmed positive sample tests for cyclospora on its lettuce as of Aug. 5.Taylor Farms said it had voluntarily suspended all iceberg lettuce sourcing and production from \u200bcentral Mexico and commissioned a safety review.The current cyclosporiasis outbreak is among the largest caused by foodborne illness
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