New Delhi, Aug. 5 -- Chipotle Mexican Grill revealed on Tuesday (local time) that it is pulling jalapeños, which are linked to a Salmonella outbreak in Minnesota, from some of its restaurants and replacing them with products from another supplier.

Chipotle issued a statement in which it said that "health and safety of our guests and employees is our highest priority". It added that the peppers have been pulled from all their locations out of an abundance of caution after a common lot was distributed earlier.

While Chipotle did not mention where the initial lot of peppers came from, it did say that the ones under the scanner were sent across several states to several retailers.

The Associated Press reported that the Minnesota Depar...