Qdoba removes jalapeños as salmonella outbreak spreads to 27 states, sickening 345

A common ingredient in millions of American meals has become a vector of illness, as jalapeño peppers grown in Sinaloa, Mexico and distributed across the country have sickened at least 345 people in 27 states with Salmonella Javiana. The outbreak, concentrated most heavily in Colorado and Minnesota, has touched major fast-casual chains and prompted recalls, hospitalizations, and a widening federal investigation — a reminder that the global food supply chain, for all its abundance, carries invisible vulnerabilities from farm to table. No lives have been lost, and the immediate restaurant-level