The FDA says the recall tied to H-E-B and other products expanded after 345 people got sick and 36 were hospitalized. The affected jalapeños were grown in Sinaloa, Mexico, and distributed by Coast Citrus Distributors to retailers in 27 states.
Among the items pulled from shelves were products sold at Hannaford, Kroger, Stop and Shop, Target, Trader Joe's, Walmart, and Whole Foods. The list now reaches far beyond the first Chipotle locations in Minnesota that were tied to 110 illnesses earlier this month.
H-E-B recall expands
The recalled items include Diced Jalapeños at Hannaford locations in Maine and New York, plus Rice and Bean Burrito sold at Hannaford locations in Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, New York, and Vermont. Kroger also sold Private Selection Spicy Roast Beef Sandwich PS in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas, along with Spicy Jarlsberg Dip and Spicy Pimento Cheese Dip in Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, Texas, and West Virginia.
Taylor Farms expands H-e-b Jalapeño Product Recall after 345 illnesses fits the same pattern: a distribution problem that spread through multiple retailers rather than one store shelf. That broader footprint is what pushes this from a single-chain issue into a multi-state consumer check.
Target and Trader Joe's
Target sold Taylor Farms and Unbranded Taco Dip in Florida, Ohio, and Texas, Taylor Farms and Unbranded Mango Pico de Gallo and Taylor Farms and Unbranded Spicy Guacamole in Ohio and Texas, and Taylor Farms Pico de Gallo and Taylor Farms Authentic Guacamole in Texas. Trader Joe's sold Trader Joe's Fiesta Style Salad Shrimp in Texas, while Stop and Shop and Hannaford sold Pico de Gallo Salsa in Massachusetts, Maine, and New York.
Earlier this month, 110 people became sick after consuming jalapeños sold at Chipotle locations in Minnesota, and Qdoba restaurants pulled the product from their stores out of an abundance of caution. The FDA says there is no ongoing risk from those establishments because they removed the affected product from their stores.
What shoppers should check
Consumers need to match store, state, and product name, not just the retailer. The recall list reaches Hannaford, Kroger, Stop and Shop, Target, Trader Joe's, Walmart, and Whole Foods in multiple states, so a package bought in one place may not match a package sold elsewhere.
The open question is the one shoppers are asking at the shelf: which recalled products, if any, crossed state lines beyond the locations listed for each item. Until that is narrowed, the safest check is the label, the store, and the state named on the recall list.
