The jalapeño Salmonella outbreak has grown to 431 sick people in 32 states, according to the CDC. And 57 people are hospitalized. That’s an increase of 86 new cases, 21 new hospitalizations, and five new states since the last update was issued on August 13, 2026.
The case count by state is: Alabama (2), Arkansas (1), California (1), Colorado (118), Florida (1), Georgia (6), Illinois (33), Indiana (6), Kansas (14), Kentucky (1), Louisiana (1), Michigan (5), Minnesota (129), Missouri (8), Montana (8), New Jersey (1), New Mexico (4), North Carolina (3), North Dakota (2), Nebraska (6), Ohio (3), Oklahoma (9), Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina (8), Tennessee (8), Texas (4), Utah (1), Virginia (2), Washington (1), West Virginia (2), Wisconsin (9), and Wyoming (7). The new states are Florida, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, New Mexico. Illness onset dates range from June 19, 2026 to August 2, 2026. The patient age range is from less than 1 to 85 years. Fifty-seven people have been hospitalized because they are so sick.
Public health officials interviewed peo[ple about the foods they ate before they got sick. Of the 224 people interviewed, 203, or 91%, said they ate at a Mexican-style restaurant, including Chipotle Mexican Grill and QDOBA. Meal dates ranged from June 14, 2026 to July 16, 2026.
Many of these patients have been identified as part of an illness cluster, made up of two or more people who don’t live in the same household who reported eating at the same restaurant, attending a common event, or shopping at the same location of a grocery store before getting sick. A total of 28 clusters have been identified at Chipotle Mexican Grill and QDOBA locations in eight states. Commonly reported ingredient items include jalapeño peppers, red onion, cilantro, and avocado.
Whole genome sequencing performed on patient isolates found that bacteria from patient samples are closely related genetically, which means they likely got sick from eating the same food.
A traceback investigation was conducted by the FDA based on where patients reported eating. A common grower in Sinola, Mexico, that supplies to Coast Citrus Distributors was identified as the likely source of this outbreak. Chipotle and QDOBA stopped serving peppers from that grower.
Many more recalls of products made with recalled jalapenos have been issued. You can see them all at our secondary recall page.
If you have eaten jalapeños or products made with jalapeños recently and have been ill with the symptoms of Salmonella food poisoning, see your doctor. You may be part of this outbreak.
