New Delhi, Aug. 10 -- The US Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has issued a public health alert for meat and poultry products containing jalapeños that may be contaminated with Salmonella.

The alert follows a recall of fresh jalapeños from Sinaloa, Mexico, distributed by Coast Citrus Distributors. Federal health agencies are investigating a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Javiana infections linked to the peppers.

FSIS said additional meat and poultry products could be added to the alert as authorities identify more products containing the recalled ingredient.

According to the latest information from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (...