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New diarrhea-causing outbreak spreads to over half the US — prompting Chipotle to yank popular ingredient

Nypost · · 353 words · By Chris Nesi
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New diarrhea-causing outbreak spreads to over half the US — prompting Chipotle to yank popular ingredient See more of our coverage in your search results.

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New diarrhea-causing outbreak spreads to over half the US — prompting Chipotle to yank popular ingredient See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Add The New York Post on Google Another nasty foodborne illness is rapidly spreading across the country, sickening 345 people in 27 states so far — as the deadly explosive diarrhea-causing cyclosporiasis outbreak is still running rampant.

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is monitoring a salmonella outbreak tied to jalapeños sourced from Mexico and supplied by California-based Coast Citrus Distributors to restaurants like Qdoba and Chipotle, both of which announced they were…

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open_in_new Read the original article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/06/us-news/new-diarrhea-causing-salmonella-outbreak-s…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 12 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Two Michigan residents, both of whom had “significant underlying health conditions,” died after contracting the foodborne illness, according to the state’s Department of Health and Human Services.”
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Claim 2: “The outbreak is believed to have come from tainted iceberg lettuce from Taylor Farms, which was supplied to Taco Bell restaurants.”
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Claim 3: “the Food and Drug Administration is investigating whether the infected jalapeños wound up on grocery store shelves.”
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No evidence was found in the search results regarding an FDA investigation into grocery store shelves for these specific jalapeños.
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Claim 4: “Colorado and Minnesota represent the majority of cases so far, with 110 each, while Illinois has 30 confirmed cases and Kansas has 13.”
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Multiple sources provide the exact case numbers: 110 in Colorado, 110 in Minnesota, 30 in Illinois, and 13 in Kansas.
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Claim 5: “Another nasty foodborne illness is rapidly spreading across the country, sickening 345 people in 27 states so far”
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Three independent web search results explicitly confirm that a Salmonella outbreak linked to jalapeño peppers has sickened 345 people across 27 states.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Interstate 345 (I-345) is an unsigned 1.4-mile-long (2.3 km) Auxiliary Interstate Highway in the city of Dallas within the US state of Texas. It is a freeway that connects I-45 (which ends at the inte…
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Claim 6: “the cyclosporiasis “explosive diarrhea” outbreak, which has sickened more than 22,000 people and hospitalized more than 500, according to CDC — more than half of them in Michigan.”
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No evidence was found in the search results regarding a cyclosporiasis outbreak with these specific numbers or the Michigan connection.
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Claim 7: “The health agency says 36 people have been hospitalized, but no deaths have been reported.”
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Three independent sources confirm the specific figures of 36 hospitalizations and zero deaths.
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Claim 8: “Qdoba and Chipotle, both of which announced they were proactively removing the peppers from their menus.”
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Web search results confirm that both Chipotle and Qdoba stopped using jalapeños from Coast Citrus Distributors due to the outbreak.
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web search NEUTRAL — Qdoba serves burritos made in the San Francisco burrito style, [57] and other foods such as tacos, quesadillas, chile con queso and tortilla soup. The restaurant fits into the "fast casual" category, …
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qdoba
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web search NEUTRAL — QDOBA Mexican Eats is a Mexican restaurant and caterer offering customizable flavorful food. Plus, add queso and guac for free on any entrée! Eat QDOBA today.
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web search NEUTRAL — View our menu for Mexican food catering. From Customizable Hot Bars to Individual Meals to Taco Kits, your whole crowd will be satisfied.
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Claim 9: “Coast Citrus Distributors said it will issue a recall, according to the CDC”
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Multiple sources mention that Coast Citrus Distributors is recalling the peppers.
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web search NEUTRAL — 5 days ago · The meaning of COAST is the land near a shore : seashore. How to use coast in a sentence.
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Claim 10: “Cases have also been reported in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming, according to CDC.”
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web search NEUTRAL — The FDA and CDC, in collaboration with state and local partners, are investigating illnesses in a multistate outbreak of Salmonella infections linked to fresh jalape?supplied by Coast Citrus Distribut…
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Claim 11: “The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is monitoring a salmonella outbreak tied to jalapeños sourced from Mexico and supplied by California-based Coast Citrus Distributors to restaurants like Qdoba and Chipotle”
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Multiple sources confirm the CDC is monitoring a Salmonella outbreak linked to jalapeños from Mexico, supplied by Coast Citrus Distributors to Chipotle and Qdoba.
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Claim 12: “Minnesota health officials said among those sickened in the state, 89% had eaten at Chipotle between June 14 and July 14.”
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Two independent sources explicitly state that 89% (75 out of 84) of interviewed patients in Minnesota reported eating at Chipotle between June 14 and July 14.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. ( chih-POAT-lay), also known simply as Chipotle, is an American multinational chain of fast casual restaurants specializing in bowls, tacos, and Mission burritos made to o…
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