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Albertsons pulls 59 items made with recalled jalapeños from New Mexico stores
The peppers are linked to a possible salmonella contamination
Albertsons Cos. has voluntarily pulled dozens of store-made items containing jalapeños from its New Mexico stores after a recall tied to possible salmonella contamination linked to a distributor.
The recall, announced in a news release late Tuesday by Albertsons, affects a wide range of grab-and-go and deli items — from pico de gallo, guacamole and salsas to breakfast pizzas and quesadillas.
Through its subsidiary, The ϼ Family, Albertsons operates 24 Albertsons Market storefronts in New Mexico from Taos to Albuquerque to Carlsbad. It also runs Market Street locations in Rio Rancho and Santa Fe.
Albertsons says sell-through dates of the products — which use jalapeños associated with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration recall involving Coast Citrus Distributors — range from mid-July through mid-August 2026. The company pulled 59 products in total.
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, salmonella, a bacterium, can make people sick with an illness called salmonellosis. Symptoms include diarrhea, stomach cramps, headaches, nausea, vomiting and a loss of appetite. Those symptoms can start anywhere from six hours to six days after infection, and can last up to a week.
Customers who have purchased affected items are “advised not to eat them and to either discard them or return them to their local store for a full refund,” Albertsons said in a news release.
Trader Joe’s, Walmart, Kroger — which operates the Smith’s brand in New Mexico — and Target have also pulled products associated with the recall of the pepper.
More information on the affected Albertsons products can be found at page under “product recalls.”