August 4, 2026, 2:42 PMHealth officials are investigating jalapeños served at Chipotle restaurants as a possible source of a recent salmonella outbreak, the company confirmed to ABC News on Tuesday.Chipotle told ABC News the ingredient was distributed to several food service retailers across multiple states. The company said it removed the jalapeños from select restaurants.“We have a robust ingredient traceability system and, upon learning of a potential Salmonella outbreak in the supply chain impacting several food service retailers, we proactively identified jalapeños as a potential common ingredient from a common lot, removed them from the restaurants where they had been distributed, and replaced them with product from different growers,” Chipotle Chief Corporate Affairs and Food Safety Officer Laurie Schalow said in a statement.A sign displaying the logo of the fast casual restaurant chain Chipotle is seen in Chicago, Illinois, United States, on July 27, 2026.Marcin Golba/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesSalmonella is a common foodborne illness caused by bacteria and according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the bacterial infection tends to occur more in the summer when warmer weather presents ideal conditions for the bacteria to grow.Symptoms of a salmonella infection may include watery diarrhea, stomach cramps, headache, nausea, vomiting, and a loss of appetite. Salmonella symptoms can start anywhere from six hours to six days after infection and can last from 4 to 7 days.Health officials in Minnesota are looking into at least 110 salmonella javiana cases in the state as part of this outbreak and said Chipotle has been "fully" cooperating with the investigations.The officials confirmed to ABC News that among 84 cases in Minnesota, 75 reported eating at Chipotle between June 14 and July 14. Others reported eating "at a variety of other Mexican-style restaurants."Popular ReadsIt remains unclear so far if the salmonella outbreak is ongoing.“It is too soon for us to know if the outbreak is ongoing. Given the measures Chipotle put in place, we are not concerned about Chipotle; but it is possible that the outbreak is ongoing if the contaminated food item is being served elsewhere,” Carlota Medus, senior epidemiologist supervisor in the Minnesota Department of Health Foodborne Diseases Unit, said in a statement.The Minnesota Department of Health said the Food and Drug Administration is conducting a traceback investigation that also includes but isn't limited to jalapeños.The department also added that they expect the number of salmonella cases to potentially increase "since it takes us a while to detect cases in surveillance.""Our investigations often start with speaking to persons diagnosed with a foodborne illness that were reported to the health department as part of our surveillance. We’d like to ask the public to please answer our calls. The information they provide is critical to solving outbreaks quickly," the department added.ABC News has reached out to other state health departments and the CDC for comment.