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Qdoba removes jalapeños from restaurants as CDC warns of salmonella outbreak in 27 states
CBS News • • business
Key Points:
- Qdoba has removed jalapeños from all its restaurants following a salmonella outbreak linked to jalapeño peppers grown in Sinaloa, Mexico, which also affected Chipotle locations.
- The outbreak, caused by Salmonella Javiana, has sickened at least 345 people across 27 states, with 36 hospitalizations but no reported deaths.
- The contaminated jalapeños were distributed by Coast Citrus Distributors, which has agreed to recall the remaining product implicated in the outbreak.
- The CDC and FDA are investigating whether the jalapeños were also sold in grocery stores and advise consumers to verify the source of their peppers.
- Most Minnesota cases are linked to Chipotle, with 75 out of 84 interviewed patients reporting eating there between mid-June and mid-July; both Qdoba and Chipotle have taken precautionary measures to remove the affected products.
