USDA Issues Public Health Alert for Meat and Poultry Products Containing Salmonella-Contaminated Jalapeños

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has issued a public health alert for 18 meat and poultry products that include recalled jalapeño peppers, which are potentially contaminated with Salmonella. This alert expands on an ongoing multistate outbreak of Salmonella Javiana infections linked to fresh jalapeños from Sinaloa, Mexico. Consumers are advised not to eat these products and to discard or return them.