Taylor Fresh Foods Jalapeno Recall: Walmart, Trader Joe’s, Target and More

Source status: Active recall and ongoing outbreak investigation. The product list comes from an August 9, 2026 Taylor Fresh Foods company announcement posted by FDA. The outbreak totals come from FDA and CDC updates dated August 5. FDA says it posts company recall announcements as a public service and does not endorse the company or its products.

Taylor Fresh Foods has recalled a wide range of dips, salsas, guacamole, prepared foods, and cut jalapenos sold through major retailers after its supplier, Coast Citrus Distributors, recalled fresh jalapenos over possible Salmonella contamination. The finished-product list reaches Walmart, Trader Joe’s, Target, Kroger, Whole Foods, Hannaford, and Stop & Shop.

The immediate consumer instruction is simple: check the exact product, UPC, state, and “Best If Used By” date against the FDA-posted recall table. If there is a match, do not eat the product. Taylor Fresh Foods says affected products should be discarded and refunds are available from the place of purchase.

What consumers should check right now

The recall covers specific products with “Best If Used By” dates through August 16, 2026. It does not mean that every jalapeno product at every listed retailer is affected. Match all available identifiers before deciding what is covered.

• Trader Joe’s: Fiesta Style Salad with Shrimp, 11.11 ounces, UPC 000000818377, with dates August 7 through August 12, distributed in Texas.
• Walmart / Freshness Guaranteed: Hot or Spicy Pico de Gallo, 10 ounces, UPC 681131276351; and Mild Pico de Gallo, 10 ounces, UPC 681131276344. Listed dates run August 8 through August 16, with state distribution varying by item.
• Target: Taco Dip, Mango Pico de Gallo, Spicy Guacamole, Pico de Gallo, and Authentic Guacamole products. The FDA table lists item-specific UPCs, date ranges, and distribution in Florida, Ohio, or Texas.
• Kroger: Private Selection Spicy Roast Beef Sandwich, Spicy Jarlsberg Dip, and Spicy Pimento Cheese Dip, with item-specific distribution across several states.
• Whole Foods: Salsa Fresca, Pico de Gallo, Salsa Roja, and Pineapple Mango Salsa products listed for Illinois or Texas.
• Hannaford and Stop & Shop: Diced Jalapenos, a Rice and Bean Burrito, and Pico de Gallo Salsa listed for parts of the Northeast.

Taylor Fresh Foods says the recalled finished products went to retail distribution centers in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Wisconsin, and West Virginia. That is the combined company-announcement footprint; each individual product has a narrower distribution line in the FDA table.

Why the recall expanded beyond fresh peppers

The finished-product recall is a downstream supply-chain action. Taylor Fresh Foods said Coast Citrus Distributors notified it about a voluntary recall of fresh jalapenos, prompting Taylor to recall products made with the implicated peppers and switch to alternative suppliers.

The broader FDA outbreak investigation concerns Salmonella Javiana infections linked through epidemiological and traceback evidence to jalapeno peppers grown in Sinaloa, Mexico and distributed by Coast Citrus. FDA says investigators identified a common grower as the likely source and recommended that Coast Citrus conduct a recall.

FDA also says Coast Citrus agreed to recall the remaining implicated product and stopped importing from the common grower. The investigation is ongoing, and FDA is still working to determine the full distribution.

The 345-case total needs an attribution boundary

FDA’s August 5 update lists 345 illnesses across 27 states, 36 hospitalizations, and zero deaths. Illnesses began from June 19 through July 20. Of 191 people interviewed, 177, or 93%, reported eating at a Mexican-style restaurant before becoming ill.

Those outbreak totals should not be described as illnesses caused by the Taylor Fresh Foods finished products. Taylor’s August 9 announcement says the company was not aware of illnesses linked to its recalled finished products as of that date. The outbreak investigation traced implicated raw jalapenos through Coast Citrus, while the Taylor action followed later because those jalapenos were used as ingredients in listed retail products.

FDA says Chipotle and QDOBA received product imported by Coast Citrus, but both chains changed or stopped using the affected supply. FDA expressly says it does not consider those establishments a current ongoing risk to consumers in this outbreak.

What to do with a matching product

• Do not eat a product that matches the FDA-posted recall table.
• Discard it immediately or follow the retailer’s refund process.
• Clean and sanitize surfaces or containers that contacted the food to reduce cross-contamination risk.
• For product questions, Taylor Fresh Foods lists 855-455-0098, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Pacific Time.

The CDC outbreak page says common symptoms include diarrhea, fever, and stomach cramps. CDC advises calling a health care provider for severe signs such as diarrhea with a fever above 102 degrees, diarrhea lasting more than three days without improvement, bloody diarrhea, vomiting that prevents keeping liquids down, or signs of dehydration.

Accountability questions that remain open

The public notices answer the immediate consumer question, but not every supply-chain question. FDA has not publicly named the common grower in the August 5 advisory. The investigation remains open, the complete downstream customer map may expand, and the notices do not yet provide a final root-cause report or recall-effectiveness result.

BadPD will watch for changes to the case count, additional finished-product recalls, an FDA classification or termination notice, inspection findings, and any final account of how the implicated peppers moved through wholesalers, restaurants, and retail manufacturers. Because the investigation is active and FDA is publishing actionable updates, BadPD is not filing a broad records request that could duplicate or interfere with the current response. A narrow records request can be evaluated once the public response stabilizes and a specific unanswered control question is identifiable.

Dated source ledger

• FDA-posted Taylor Fresh Foods company announcement, company announcement and FDA publication dated August 9, 2026.
• FDA outbreak investigation: Salmonella and jalapenos, current update dated August 5, 2026; status ongoing.
• CDC Salmonella outbreak advisory, published, updated, and reviewed August 5, 2026.

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