Taylor Farms isn’t going to be able to relax this summer, and neither will we. Taylor Fresh Foods’ (which also operates as Taylor Farms) is recalling a number of products that contain jalapenos. This comes on the heels the Cyclospora epidemic which has affected leafy greens.
In Minnesota, 110 people were reported to have become ill after eating jalapenos at Chipotle stores earlier this month. Qdoba pulled the affected product out of their stores due to a lack of confidence. The FDA has determined that these restaurants do not pose a risk to the public due to the removal of the product in question from their store.
Government agencies have reported that the jalapenos contaminated by Salmonella were distributed to 27 retailers across states. The affected jalapenos were grown in Sinaloa in Mexico. Taylor Farms is one of the suppliers to Coast Citrus Distributors.
What products are being recalled?
The recall is now being expanded to include 345 illnesses confirmed and 36 hospitalizations. The contaminated products were sold by retailers such as Hannaford and Kroger. List of affected products is extensive and includes:
The UPC 030223082712 is used on the diced jalapenos that are sold by Hannaford in Maine and New York. It’s best to use them between 8/7/2026 and 8/14/2026.
Rice and Bean Burrito available at Hannaford stores in Massachusetts, Maine New Hampshire New York and Vermont. UPC 030223082736. Best if consumed between the dates 8/7/2026-8/11/2026.
The Private Selection Spicy Roast Beef Sandwich PS is available at all Kroger stores in Alabama, Arkansas Georgia, Louisiana Mississippi South Carolina Tennessee and Texas. It has the UPC 011110678171 code and should be used between 8/7/2026-8/12/2026.
Spicy Jarlsberg dip sold by Kroger in Illinois, Indiana Kansas, Kentucky Louisiana, Mississippi Missouri, Nebraska Ohio Texas West Virginia and West Virginia. UPC 030223114826. Best if consumed between the dates 8/7/2026-8/15/2026.
The UPC 030223116448 is available at Kroger stores in Illinois, Indiana Kansas, Kentucky Louisiana, Mississippi Missouri, Nebraska Ohio Texas West Virginia and West Virginia. It’s best to use it between the dates 8/7/2026-8/15/2026.
Pico de Gallo Salsa is sold by Stop and Shop and Hannaford in Massachusetts, Maine and New York. The UPC code for this salsa is 688267575778. It’s best to use it between the dates 8/7/2026-8/14/2026.
Taylor Farms Unbranded Taco Dip is available at Target stores in Florida, Ohio and Texas. The UPC number 030223073581 indicates that the best dates to use it are between 8/12/2026 and 8/13/2026.
Taylor Farms Unbranded Mango Pico de Gallo is sold by Target in Ohio and Texas under the UPC 030223073543. It’s best to use it between dates 8/8/2026-8/13/2026.
Taylor Farms Unbranded Spicy Guacamole is sold in Target stores located in Ohio and Texas. The UPC number 030223073574 indicates that the best dates to use it are between 8/7/2026 and 8/13/2026.
Taylor Farms Pico de Gallo is sold by Target in Texas under the UPC 030223073536. It’s best to use it between dates 8/7/2026-8/14/2026.
Taylor Farms Authentic Guacamole is sold by Target in Texas under the UPC 030223073567. It’s best if you use it between dates 8/7/2026-8/12/2026.
Trader Joe’s Fiesta Style Salad Shrimp is sold in Trader Joe’s stores throughout Texas under the UPC 000000818377. It’s best to use it between dates 8/7/2026-8/12/2026.
The UPC Code 681131276351 is for the Hot or Spicy Pico de Gallo Spicy that can be purchased at Walmart stores in Florida, Illinois and Louisiana as well as Minnesota, Nebraska and Wisconsin. It’s best to use it between dates 8/8/2026-8/16/2026.
The Mild Pico De Gallo is sold by Walmart in Florida, Illinois and Louisiana. It can also be found at Walmarts in Minnesota, Nebraska and Texas.
Salsa Fresca Medium is available at Whole Foods in Illinois and Texas under the UPC 030223075080. It’s best to use it between 8/7/2026 and 8/16/2026.
Pico de Gallo Mild is sold by Whole Foods in Illinois and Texas under the UPC 030223075097. It’s best to use it between dates 8/7/2026-8/16/2026.
Pico de Gallo Spicy is sold by Whole Foods in Illinois and Texas under the UPC 030223075608, and it’s best to use between dates 8/7/2026-8/16/2026.
Salsa Roja Medium is available at Whole Foods in Illinois and Texas under the UPC 030223075639, and it’s best to use between dates 8/7/2026-8/16/2026.
Pineapple Mango Salsa mild sold by Whole Foods in Illinois and Texas under the UPC 030223075653 with best used between dates 8/7/2026-8/14/2026.
Food Safety and Inspection Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (FSIS), has also released a public alert regarding meat and poultry products that contain FDA-regulated Jalapenos, which may be contaminated by Salmonella.
Why are they being recalled?
A multistate outbreak outbreak was investigated, and food that contained Salmonella caused salmonellosis. Foodborne illnesses can result in diarrhea, stomach cramps and fever from 6 hours up to 6 days after consuming contaminated foods.
The illnesses began on June 19, 2026 and continued until July 20, 2026. Taylor Fresh Foods will no longer source products from the farmer in question and instead fill orders with alternative suppliers.
What should I do if I have the affected products?
FDA warns restaurants and retailers to not sell or serve recalled food products. If you suspect that you have symptoms of Salmonella after eating jalapenos, you should immediately contact your doctor. You should throw away any recalled jalapenos that you have frozen or if you are not sure where you purchased them. You should also thoroughly clean any containers or surfaces that were touched by the product to minimize the chance of contamination.
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Local officials reported that three people were killed, including an 8-year-old boy, and 24 others injured, in the attack overnight.
Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukraine’s president, said that Kyiv launched drones and jets to hit the Russian base in an “unique” operation. He did not, however, mention any grain terminals.
Later, the Ukrainian military confirmed that four Russian warships including two frigates were damaged. Russia hasn’t commented on this issue.
Zelensky wrote on Facebook that “the occupying fleet, and the entire infrastructure which supports it” will be unsafe as long as Russian aggressiveness continues.
The majority of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet is now docked at Novorossiysk, one of Russia’s largest ports, after being forced to leave its previous home base, Sevastopol in the Russia-occupied Crimean Peninsula, because it was exposed to Ukrainian attacks.
Reuters, RBK and a major Russian news outlet confirmed that a grain terminal was hit.
On Wednesday, the Russian Agriculture Ministry announced that it is working on redirecting cargo flow to land routes and ports along the Baltic Sea as well as Caspian. The ministry did not mention the attacks in Ukraine, but stated that it “was taking into consideration current logistics constraints”.
On Wednesday, an emergency was declared after drones damaged pipes and struck the area around the port, causing the water to be cut off in the city.
Veniamin Kodratyev, the regional governor said that drone debris killed a man in another part of the region. Kondratyev said that “several hundreds of drones” also hit nearby Krasnodar overnight. Dozens of homes and buildings were damaged.
Moscow, for its part launched overnight aerial strikes in Ukraine that killed 11 civilians between Tuesday and Thursday.
After a relative period of calm on the Black Sea in this summer, Kyiv and Moscow have resumed their attacks against each other’s ports.
The only remaining route to the sea out of Ukraine was severely affected by multiple deadly Russian attacks on cargo ships, and Odesa port. Moscow is trying this way to discourage foreign firms from doing business with Ukraine. The Ukrainian Agribusiness Club reported a 23 percent decrease in exports for July.
Ukraine is also becoming more adept at long-range attacks on Russian soil. Recent attacks by Ukraine on ships in the Black Sea’s eastern part have also disrupted Russia grain shipments.
According to an analytics firm based in Moscow, the Black Sea and Azov Sea disruptions could cause the exports of August to fall more than 50% compared with the same month five years ago.
Maria Zakharova, spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry, accused Ukraine on Wednesday of striking Russian agricultural and grain infrastructure. This resulted in an increase in food prices globally and a growing shortage of grain.
Zakharova said Russia will continue to strike “facilities [Ukraine’s military forces] use to destabilize the navigation situation on the Black Sea” until the “full elimination of security threats projected towards the Sea of Azov or the Black Sea.”

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He stopped when he saw a five-story apartment building that had collapsed.
Osorio, a CNN reporter said: “It covered an entire block.”
Osorio reported that the quake, which was Colombia’s strongest in over a decade, sent many residents of Las Torres del Limonar and their neighbors running into the streets, some in pajamas or sleepwear, while others were in shock and crying.
He walked up to the rubble, and he began screaming for survivors despite the warnings of a gas leak.
He asked everyone to remain silent. The debris emitted a faint, barely audible sound.
“Yes, I’m here. “I’m with my baby,” replied a voice.
Osorio explained how he, along with several other people, began to move debris by hand in order to reach the two. A large slab of concrete blocked the way.
He said, “On our first try we were unable to lift the object.” We all lifted it together, one, two and three.
Osorio feared that there might be other people under the slab. While others made a way to the infant, some volunteers lifted it up.
Osorio explained that the little baby head was a bit purple because it couldn’t breath. Once we removed the rubble from the area, the child began to breathe and his colour started to return.
Osorio filmed the miraculous rescue and shows the dusty baby in the bodysuit carefully being pulled from the wreckage. The bloody arm of a man can be seen on its side awkwardly lying under the concrete plank.
Osorio claimed that a baby boy was given to him and he gave it to a policeman who then took the child to an ambulance. Then they turned to releasing the man trapped in the car.
Osorio saw clothing, shoes and a toy animal in the dust. He thought of the trapped people.
He said, “All these thoughts are going through your head.”
Both the life of the father and that of the infant were saved by the bravery of all those who came to their aid.
He said, “Unity makes strength. No one individual could lift that large piece of rubble alone; it was heavy and huge.”
Osorio said, “it’s always better to move than stand still.” Every little bit counts.
Third day of rescue efforts
Early on Wednesday morning, search and rescue operations began their third day as emergency responders sought to locate more survivors following the deadly quake that struck west Colombia. More than 200 people were killed, CNN reported, based on official reports.
As world leaders offered assistance, the quake hit the coffee growing region of Colombia and threw the communities into chaos.
Kaja Kallas, chief of the EU’s Foreign Policy Department, said that the European Union had mobilized Copernicus satellite and provided funding for the response.
A woman from Cali was rescued on Tuesday by firemen after a multi-national rescue effort. She was carried out of the rubble in a stretcher to cheering.
In Pereira, CNN’s team saw volunteers and rescuers form a chain of people to help remove the debris from an apartment and save trapped residents.
David Culver, CNN’s national correspondent, said that people were not ready for the situation. They were wearing shorts and tennis shoes, as well as athleisure clothing. We have seen similar scenes scattered across Pereira. “This is the worst-hit area.”
Choco, a Colombian indigenous leader, told CNN the help is still not reaching the poorest part of Colombia, the region at the epicenter.
Victor Chamapuro said that “all of our houses were on the ground” when he led the Wounaan “Buenavista”, an indigenous reserve in Choco Litoral del San Juan.
Where are we sleeping now?” He said, “We have to stay alert; we are sleeping outdoors.”
Chamapuro asked authorities to send food, medicine and other supplies because a person was injured in his community.
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A 4-year-old boy was killed when a tree fell on a home in Geneva, Indiana, during Tuesday’s storms, the Jennings County Sheriff’s Office said. In Ohio, Gov. Mike DeWine said a resident of Roseville died during a health emergency when first responders, faced with flooded roads, couldn’t reach them. Officials in Portage, Indiana, were investigating whether the severe weather played a role in a reported house explosion that killed a person.
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More than 700,000 customers were without power Wednesday morning in Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky and West Virginia, according to poweroutage.us.
The National Weather Service said it confirmed three tornadoes in counties south of Chicago. Water rescues were reported during heavy rains in several states including Ohio, where DeWine sent 40 Ohio Army National Guard members to help in two counties east of Columbus.
Tornado warning sirens howled Tuesday as the skies darkened in the Chicago area. All flights were temporarily stopped at Chicago’s two major airports, and officials warned of delays as the backlog was cleared.
Photos posted on social media from the Chicago area and across the state line in Indiana showed flooded roads, trees tangled in power lines and homes with gashes in their roofs.
“No power. It was very scary. We were down in the basement,” said Javid Jenkins of Homewood, a Chicago suburb. “We’re built for snow. We’re built for cold. We’re not built for this.”
Jenkins, 54, said he was driving around for gas to fire up a generator to preserve food in his refrigerator.
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Preliminary information indicated that the intense system that swept from Iowa into Indiana over several hours qualified as a derecho, the weather service’s Storm Prediction Center said Tuesday evening. Derechos are prolonged straight-line wind events that unleash heavy rainfall and travel far distances. The damage they cause is sometimes comparable to the destructive forces of tornadoes or hurricanes.
“Total devastation. No roof,” said Kerry Hourigan, standing outside her home of 25 years in Tinley Park, another Chicago suburb. “Stupid thing, but my focus was I just bought a new barbecue grill, and I have no idea where that is. It’s disappeared.”
Meteorologist Scott Baker said the Midwest was on the outer edge of a “ring of fire,” bringing waves of excessive moisture, instability and storms.
Dayton, Ohio, set a daily rainfall record with 2.07 inches (5.25 cm), shattering a mark set in 1915, the weather service said. Forecasters said multiple rounds of rain would cause flood hazards in the Ohio Valley through early Friday.
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White reported from Detroit. Associated Press writers Dave Collins in Hartford, Connecticut, Jennifer Garske in Washington, Sudhin Thanawala in Atlanta, and Christopher Weber in Los Angeles contributed.