Meat and poultry products containing recalled jalapeños may contain Salmonella
The USDA FSIS is issuing a public health alert for various meat and poultry products that contain FDA-regulated jalapeños potentially contaminated with Salmonella.
The agency’s classification
USDA FSIS: Public Health Alert
Public Health Alert is a warning FSIS issues when there is a food-safety concern but a recall is not requested, typically because the affected product is no longer available for purchase.
This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a high-risk pathogen (Salmonella) but the source text states there are no confirmed reports of illness related to the FSIS-regulated products.
Plain-English summary
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has issued a public health alert regarding meat and poultry products containing FDA-regulated jalapeños. These jalapeños have been recalled due to possible Salmonella contamination.
The issue was identified after the FDA notified FSIS that several FSIS-regulated establishments received a recalled ingredient. FSIS expects more downstream products to be identified as the investigation into the ingredient recall continues.
While there have been no confirmed reports of illness from FSIS-regulated products containing these jalapeños, Salmonella can cause salmonellosis. Symptoms include diarrhea, abdominal cramps, and fever. Consumers are urged not to eat these products and should instead throw them away or return them to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- FSIS Issues Public Health Alert for Various Meat and Poultry Products Containing FDA-Regulated Jalapeños That Have Been Recalled Due To Possible Salmonella Contamination
- Category
- Food — Meat and Poultry
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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