Grocery chain pulls more products as Salmonella-linked recall grows
NatureBest recalls more than a dozen items sold in H-E-B grocery stores and linked to a jalapeño recall. (Source: FDA)
The number of foods affected by the recall on fresh jalapeños keeps growing higher as more and more products are identified. On Friday, H-E-B added nearly 20 new items to its list of recalled foods that were sold in its stores.
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The latest additions were produced by NatureBest Precut & Produce and were sold in Texas and Louisiana under the NatureBest name, as well as the H-E-B brand. According to the statement posted on the Food and Drug Administration's website, they were distributed between July 3, 2026, and August 5, 2026. NatureBest says it has stopped distributing any of the affected products.
The backstory:
The recall comes after NatureBest was alerted by Coast Citrus Distributors that they may contain jalapeño peppers that could be contaminated with Salmonella, a bacterium that can cause fever, diarrhea, and vomiting, among other symptoms, in healthy people and more serious infections in children, seniors, or those with weakened immune systems, the statement explained.
Why you should care:
At least 345 people across 27 states have become infected with Salmonella that is believed to have come from the peppers, the FDA said. Many of those cases were linked to restaurants that included Qdoba and Chipotle, both of which made changes in response to the recall. The FDA has provided assurances that they do not consider either chain a risk.
Several other grocery chains, including Albertsons, Kroger, Target, Walmart, and Whole Foods have been swept up by the recalls because they sold downstream products that were made with the jalapeños.
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Like those other grocers, H-E-B had also previously recalled other items that were made with the peppers. In its latest recall notice, the company included a full list of those products as well.
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Anyone who has the recalled NatureBest products should not consume them and can return the items to wherever they were purchased for a full refund.
The Source: Information for this article was taken from the FDA, H-E-B, NatureBest, and previous coverage. This story was reported from Orlando.