HOUSTON – Salata Dressings LLC is recalling certain bottles of Jalapeno Avocado Dressing sold at H-E-B stores in Texas because diced jalapeno peppers used in the product may be contaminated with Salmonella, federal regulators said.
The recall covers 12-ounce plastic bottles with black caps sold from July 13 through Aug. 5. Affected bottles carry best-by dates of Nov. 5, Nov. 13, Nov. 18 or Nov. 25, 2026. The date appears near the top of the label, according to the notice published by the Food and Drug Administration.
Consumers should not eat the recalled dressing. It may be returned to the place of purchase for a refund. Salata said it stopped distribution, quarantined and destroyed affected inventory and notified H-E-B after a supplier reported that the diced jalapenos could be contaminated.
No illnesses had been reported in connection with the dressing when the recall was announced. The company said the ingredient may be associated with a multistate outbreak being investigated by the FDA and CDC. The broader investigation involves Salmonella Javiana infections linked to jalapeno peppers from Sinaloa, Mexico.
Salmonella can cause diarrhea, fever, nausea, vomiting and stomach cramps. Most healthy people recover without specific treatment within several days, but infections can become serious or fatal in young children, older adults and people with weakened immune systems. In rare cases, the bacteria can enter the bloodstream and cause infections elsewhere in the body.
Anyone who ate the dressing and develops severe symptoms should contact a health professional. Warning signs include persistent diarrhea, bloody diarrhea, a fever above 102 degrees, repeated vomiting or signs of dehydration such as very little urination, dry mouth or dizziness.
The recall is product-specific and does not include every Salata dressing or every jalapeno product. Shoppers should compare the package size, cap color, sales window and best-by date rather than discarding unrelated items. Consumers should also wash and sanitize surfaces or utensils that contacted the recalled product.
The dressing recall comes during a summer in which federal officials have investigated separate outbreaks tied to jalapenos and iceberg lettuce. Salmonella is a bacterium, while the lettuce outbreak involves the Cyclospora parasite; the two investigations are not the same.
Consumers with questions can use the contact information in the FDA recall notice or speak with the retailer. Updated outbreak and recall information is available through the FDA’s food-safety alerts.
Source: Reader’s Digest, published Aug. 19, 2026. Primary source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration recall notice, issued Aug. 11 and published Aug. 14, 2026.
