Taylor Farms is recalling items, including salsa and guacamole, due to Salmonella risks, weeks after the company was linked to a cyclosporiasis outbreak.
On Sunday, the fresh food producer said that it is pulling over a dozen prepared food items containing jalapeños from retail stores because of concerns over Salmonella, a bacteria that can cause painful food poisoning.
The company said that it was issuing a voluntary recall of jalapeño products after being notified that Coast Citrus Distributors is pulling back fresh jalapeños due to potential Salmonella contamination. Both companies source jalapeños from a grower in Sinaloa, Mexico, which was identified as the potential source in the outbreak.
“Taylor Fresh Foods is no longer sourcing products from this farmer and will be filling orders from alternative suppliers,” Taylor Farms wrote in a statement on Sunday.
The products include multiple salsas and guacamoles, and ready-to-eat items such as rice and bean burrito, spicy roast beef sandwich, and fiesta-style salad shrimp.
The company added that it is not aware of any reported illnesses linked to its jalapeño-containing products to date.
Taylor Farms did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider.
Last month, the US Food and Drug Administration linked iceberg lettuce supplied by Taylor Farms to a multi-state cyclosporiasis outbreak. The FDA later said the Taylor Farms lettuce sample initially reported positive for cyclospora was later determined to be a false positive.
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