Taylor Farms issued a recall for over a dozen items, including salsa and guacamole, over Salmonella risks
Taylor Farms has issued a voluntary recall for over a dozen prepared food items, including salsa and guacamole, due to potential Salmonella contamination. The recall follows reports that a supplier in Mexico provided jalapeños linked to the bacteria.
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Food safety recalls are critical for public health, especially when involving large-scale distributors that supply numerous retail outlets.
Taylor Farms is recalling over a dozen items due to salmonella risks. Kevin Carter/Getty Images Taylor Farms has recalled salsa and guacamole products, citing salmonella risks. The food producer said it is pulling over 12 prepared food items containing jalapeños from stores. The recall follows a cyclosporiasis outbreak linked to Taylor Farms' iceberg lettuce last month. Taylor Farms is recalling items, including salsa and guacamole, due to Salmonella risks, weeks after the company was linked to a cyclosporiasis outbreak. On Sunday, the fresh food producer said that it is pulling over a dozen prepared food items containing jalapeños from retail stores because of concerns over Salmonella, a bacteria that can cause painful food poisoning. The company said that it was issuing a voluntary recall of jalapeño products after being notified that Coast Citrus Distributors is pulling back fresh jalapeños due to potential Salmonella contamination.
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