{"id":5757,"date":"2026-08-20T09:17:58","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T09:17:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/silvybrand.com\/?p=5757"},"modified":"2026-08-20T09:17:58","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T09:17:58","slug":"salmonella-is-everywhere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/silvybrand.com\/?p=5757","title":{"rendered":"Salmonella Is Everywhere | WIRED"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"lead-in-text-callout\">Just as the<\/span> US\u2019s explosive diarrhea situation is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/is-it-safe-to-eat-lettuce-yet\/\" class=\"text link\">starting to improve<\/a>, there seem to be fresh new food risks to worry about. Jalape\u00f1o peppers, eggs, granola, and even dog food are being recalled because of possible contamination with salmonella bacteria.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">A growing outbreak related to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/salmonella\/outbreaks\/javiana-08-26\/investigation.html\" class=\"text link\">contaminated jalape\u00f1os<\/a> is responsible for 431 illnesses in 32 states, with 57 people requiring hospitalization, according to an August 19 update from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The agency has identified jalape\u00f1os from Sinaloa, Mexico, and distributed by Coast Citrus Distributors as the source of the outbreak. The company agreed to recall affected produce, triggering widespread removals of salsa, guacamole, salad dressing, and other jalape\u00f1o-containing products across Trader Joe\u2019s, Whole Foods, Kroger, Target, and other stores. Chipotle and Qdoba also stopped serving the jalape\u00f1os in question.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">A separate salmonella outbreak linked to eggs has sickened 98 people across 17 states. Of those, 26 have been hospitalized. Health officials <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fda.gov\/food\/outbreaks-foodborne-illness\/outbreak-investigation-salmonella-eggs-july-2026\" class=\"text link\">have named<\/a> Midwest Poultry Services as a common egg source but say the company\u2019s eggs did not account for all illnesses in the outbreak and are investigating other sources. The company in July began a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fda.gov\/food\/outbreaks-foodborne-illness\/outbreak-investigation-salmonella-eggs-july-2026\" class=\"text link\">voluntary recall<\/a> of 19 million eggs due to potential contamination. The eggs were produced and distributed from farms in Texas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">A type of granola\u2014Lacnola Lactation Granola from Hampton Grocers\u2014is also being <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fda.gov\/safety\/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts\/hampton-grocers-inc-recalls-its-8-ounce-packages-lacnola-lactation-granola-because-possible-health\" class=\"text link\">recalled<\/a> due to possible salmonella risk. In that case, the problematic ingredient is organic moringa powder, a nutrient-dense green powder made from the leaves of the South Asian moringa tree. Several salmonella outbreaks linked to imported moringa leaf powder and dietary supplements containing moringa have occurred since last year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">Salmonella is also making its way into dog food. Oma\u2019s Pride is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fda.gov\/safety\/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts\/updated-omas-pride-voluntarily-recalls-one-lot-woof-complete-canine-chicken-recipe-6-lb-bag-because\" class=\"text link\">recalling<\/a> bags of its Woof Complete Canine Chicken Recipe after the FDA received a consumer complaint and subsequently collected and analyzed a sample of the product, which tested positive for salmonella. Three illnesses in dogs have been reported, according to the FDA notice.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">Salmonella symptoms include diarrhea, fever, and abdominal cramps and typically occur 12 to 72 hours after eating contaminated food. It can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, the elderly, and people with weakened immune systems.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">Salmonella outbreaks in the summer are fairly common, says Ellen Shumaker, a food safety expert at NC State Extension. People tend to eat more fresh produce in the summer and also dine outside more. \u201cWhen we see warmer temperatures, that is going to create conditions that are favorable for bacteria like salmonella or parasites like cyclospora to grow,\u201d she says. Food left unrefrigerated for more than two hours can be unsafe to eat.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">But how does salmonella get into food in the first place? Unlike cyclospora, which only affects humans, salmonella can infect people and animals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">The egg recall involves a strain known as <em>Salmonella enteritidis<\/em>, which is known to affect poultry. It can colonize in the reproductive tract of laying hens and then be passed to eggs before the shell is formed. Laying hens can be exposed to salmonella through contaminated feed, water, or soil or through contact with infected wildlife or other animals. Humans can also bring the bacteria into laying facilities if it\u2019s on their clothes or shoes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">\u201cThis specific type of salmonella has long been associated with eggs, and so this is a known issue,\u201d says Jennifer McEntire, a food microbiologist and founder of the consulting firm Food Safety Strategy. The FDA requires egg producers with 3,000 or more laying hens to test for this type of salmonella.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/salmonella-is-everywhere\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just as the US\u2019s explosive diarrhea situation is starting to improve, there seem to be fresh new food risks to worry about. Jalape\u00f1o peppers, eggs, granola, and even dog food are being recalled because of possible contamination with salmonella bacteria. A growing outbreak related to contaminated jalape\u00f1os is responsible for 431 illnesses in 32 states, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5758,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[523,895,141,1221,53],"class_list":["post-5757","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-gadgets","tag-fda","tag-food","tag-health","tag-infection","tag-usda"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Salmonella Is Everywhere | WIRED - Silvybrand Lifestyle Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"From granola to guacamole, a wide variety of foods have been recalled lately over salmonella risks. 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