Kroger Co. said it has removed jalapeno peppers from its stores as a precaution, following reports that some of the peppers have been linked to salmonella.
The company said it decided to halt jalapeno sales after the Food and Drug Administration reported Monday that a Texas, distributor was recalling jalapenos because they had the potential to be contaminated with salmonella. She said Kroger removed jalapenos the next day, even though none of its supply was from the Texas distributor.
“It’s a precautionary measure,” said Meghan Glynn, a Kroger spokeswoman.
She said Kroger had received no complaints from customers suspecting jalapenos made them ill.
On Monday, the Texas-based grocery chain H-E-B announced a voluntary recall of products containing fresh jalapenos after government inspectors found a strain of salmonella on a single Mexican-grown jalapeno pepper handled in Texas.
The government is warning against eating fresh jalapenos or products made from them while it continues to investigate a national salmonella outbreak initially linked to tomatoes.
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