The Whole Foods jalapeño recall has expanded to cover 10 dip products sold across 13 states, as authorities confirm the wider outbreak behind the action has now infected 431 people in 32 states. The affected products include guacamole, salsa, and pico de gallo varieties, with best-before dates that have already passed, raising concern that some consumers may still be holding affected stock in their freezers.
Which Products Are Covered by the Whole Foods Jalapeño Recall
The Class I recall covers Whole Foods locations in Arkansas, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas, and Wisconsin. The 10 affected lines are: Mango Pineapple Salsa (including when sold as a component of the Caribbean Mango Pineapple Turkey Burger); Mild Guacamole Dip; Mild Guacamole Dip No Tomatoes; Spicy Guacamole Dip No Tomatoes; Medium Pico de Gallo Guacamole Dip; Pomegranate Guacamole Dip; Roasted Corn Guacamole Dip; Spicy Guacamole Dip; Trio Dip (containing pico de gallo, guacamole and salsa); and Heirloom Tomato Salsa.
Best-before dates on the salsa lines run from 8/9/2026 to 8/14/2026. Best-before dates on the guacamole and pico de gallo lines run from 8/7/2026 to 8/12/2026. Because those windows have closed, the products are unlikely to remain in most refrigerators, but freezer storage means some households may still have them on hand.
Consumers who hold any of the listed products should discard them immediately and not consume them. Any surfaces or containers the products may have contacted should be thoroughly cleaned and sanitised to reduce the risk of cross-contamination. Anyone experiencing symptoms consistent with a Salmonella infection should contact a healthcare provider promptly.
The Outbreak Behind the Recall: Sinaloa Jalapeños and Coast Citrus Distributors
The Whole Foods jalapeño recall is one strand of a substantially larger public health response. According to the FDA, 431 people have been infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella across 32 states, with 57 hospitalisations recorded and no deaths reported. Illnesses were first recorded as early as 19 June 2026 and continued through 20 July 2026.
The CDC identified jalapeño peppers sourced from Sinaloa, Mexico and distributed by Coast Citrus Distributors as the likely origin of the contamination, based on epidemiological and traceback data. The peppers subsequently entered supply chains across the country, making their way into the Whole Foods dip lines now subject to recall.
On 5 August 2026, according to a separate FDA recall notice, Coast Citrus Distributors agreed to recall all remaining jalapeños imported from Sinaloa, Mexico that were implicated in the outbreak. That action addressed the upstream supply issue; the Whole Foods product recall addresses the downstream consumer risk for prepared dips already distributed to stores.
Salmonella infection, or salmonellosis, typically produces diarrhoea, abdominal cramps, and fever. Symptoms can begin anywhere from six hours to six days after consuming contaminated food. The wide variation in onset time means some consumers may not immediately connect an illness to a product they ate days earlier, which authorities cite as one reason prompt discarding and surface sanitisation matter even when a product appears past its prime.
The scale of the underlying outbreak, with 431 confirmed cases and 57 hospitalisations spread across 32 states, underlines why a single contaminated supply source can generate such a broad recall footprint. The Coast Citrus Distributors agreement to pull remaining Sinaloa jalapeños from circulation is intended to stop further distribution, though investigators are continuing to assess the full reach of affected products across multiple retailers and product categories.
Consumers with questions about specific barcode numbers on the affected Whole Foods lines can find the full list of label barcodes for each product in the FDA’s ongoing outbreak investigation notice, which is being updated as the investigation progresses.