A Statement from Chipotle on Food Safety

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., August 5, 2026 (updated 6:30 p.m. PT)

The health and safety of our guests and employees is our highest priority. We have a robust ingredient traceability system and, upon learning of a potential Salmonella outbreak in the supply chain impacting wholesalers and restaurants, we identified jalapeños from a particular grower in Sinaloa, Mexico and distributed by Coast Citrus Distributors as a common ingredient from a common lot, proactively removed them from the restaurants where they had been distributed, and replaced them with product from different growers. 

The recalled jalapeño peppers are no longer in Chipotle restaurants and given these actions, the CDC and FDA have said they do not consider there to be a current ongoing risk from Chipotle restaurants in this outbreak.

For more information on our food safety program, please visit: HTTPS://WWW.CHIPOTLE.COM/FOOD-SAFETY.