USDA issues nationwide food safety alert for meat and poultry over Salmonella risk

The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) issued a nationwide public health alert for certain meat and poultry products containing FDA-regulated jalapeños that may be contaminated with Salmonella. FSIS expects additional downstream products will be identified as the recall progresses and said it will update the alert as more information becomes available. The agency states the issue was discovered after the FDA notified FSIS that multiple FSIS-regulated establishments received an ingredient that had been recalled. FSIS notes there are no confirmed illness reports tied to these products. Consumers are urged not to consume affected items and retailers not to sell or serve them; products should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase.