The short version: FDA updated its Investigations of Foodborne Illness Outbreaks table on November 12, 2026. Two new Salmonella Enteritidis outbreaks were added, with 14 and 35 people sick. FDA has not named a food in either one. A third Salmonella outbreak grew to 70 sick and now has an inspection under way. The alfalfa sprout outbreak is over, and FDA published its closing summary of the summer jalapeño outbreak. Twelve investigations remain open.
Two new Salmonella Enteritidis outbreaks
FDA posted two new files on November 12. Reference #1427 is a Salmonella Enteritidis outbreak with 14 illnesses. Reference #1425 is a separate Salmonella Enteritidis outbreak with 35 illnesses. Both are listed as ongoing. In both, the product column reads Not Yet Identified, and traceback is the only step FDA has checked. No inspection and no sampling have started, no recall has been announced, and FDA has not published an advisory.
The table does not say which states are involved, when people got sick, how old they are or how many were hospitalized. Two separate reference numbers mean FDA is treating these as two different outbreaks, not one.
Salmonella Javiana: 70 sick, and FDA is now inspecting
The Salmonella Javiana outbreak under reference #1424 rose from 65 to 70 illnesses. FDA first posted it October 28 with 59. This week FDA reported that it has started an inspection and begun collecting samples, the first time either box has been checked on this file. An inspection means investigators have a specific place to go. FDA has not said where, and the product column still reads Not Yet Identified.
The other changes
E. coli O157:H7 in chicken wraps (#1421). The count was adjusted from 50 to 51. The outbreak is listed as ended, the investigation as active, and the recall column is blank. FDA’s table describes the food as a multi-ingredient wrap with chicken and names no brand or store. A lawsuit Marler Clark filed on October 15identifies the product its clients ate as Trader Joe’s Tarragon Chicken Salad Wraps.
Listeria monocytogenes (#1417). The count rose from 51 to 52. This is the largest open file on the table with no food named. FDA has traceback, an inspection and sampling under way.
E. coli and Salmonella Agona in alfalfa sprouts (#1394). FDA marked the outbreak ended and updated its advisory November 9 with final information. CDC’s final count is 77 sick in 16 states, six hospitalized and no deaths. The sprouts came from Everything Sprouts of Minneapolis, and the seed was alfalfa lot SAL2-24JB. That seed was also sold to home sprouters, and seed keeps for years. If you have alfalfa sprouting seed bought this year, check it against the recalls before using it. More on the closure is in this Marler Blog post.
Salmonella Javiana in jalapeño peppers (#1395). FDA moved this file to its Closed 2026 table and posted an Executive Incident Summary Abstract. The final count was 488 sick in 34 states, with 65 hospitalized and no deaths. According to the summary, FDA’s outbreak team was notified of the cluster on July 10, traceback from 15 restaurants and stores converged on one importer for 14 of them, and every jalapeño, environmental and water sample FDA tested came back negative. The first recall was July 22.
The twelve open investigations
| Ref. | Pathogen | Food | Sick | Outbreak |
| 1427 | Salmonella Enteritidis | Not yet identified | 14 | Ongoing |
| 1425 | Salmonella Enteritidis | Not yet identified | 35 | Ongoing |
| 1424 | Salmonella Javiana | Not yet identified | 70 | Ongoing |
| 1415 | Listeria monocytogenes | Not yet identified | 11 | Ongoing |
| 1419 | E. coli O26:H11 | Raw milk cheese | Advisory | Ongoing |
| 1421 | E. coli O157:H7 | Wrap with chicken | 51 | Ended |
| 1417 | Listeria monocytogenes | Not yet identified | 52 | Ongoing |
| 1411 | SalmonellaBovismorbificans | Sprouts | Advisory | Ended |
| 1394 | E. coli and SalmonellaAgona | Alfalfa sprouts | Advisory | Ended |
| 1398 | Cyclospora | Not yet identified | 22 | Ended |
| 1379 | Listeria monocytogenes | Not yet identified | 12 | Ended |
| 1390 | Cyclospora | Iceberg lettuce | Advisory | Ended |
Source: FDA table as updated November 12, 2026. Seven of the twelve files name no food. Together they account for 216 illnesses: 14, 35, 70, 11, 52, 22 and 12. Five of those seven are still ongoing, with 182 people sick.
What to do if you are sick
With no food named, there is nothing to throw away and no label to check for the two new outbreaks. What you can do is get counted. Salmonella symptoms usually start six hours to six days after eating contaminated food: diarrhea that can be bloody, fever and stomach cramps, lasting four to seven days. Young children, adults over 65 and people with weakened immune systems are more likely to be hospitalized.
If you have those symptoms, see a doctor and ask for a stool culture. A positive test is reported to your health department, and the laboratory fingerprint is how a person gets matched to an outbreak. Write down what you ate in the week before you got sick and where you bought it, and keep receipts and any leftover food in its packaging. When the health department calls, take the call. Those interviews are how the food gets found.
Questions and answers
What food caused the new Salmonella Enteritidis outbreaks? FDA has not said. Both files list the product as Not Yet Identified, and traceback has started in both.
How many people are sick? Fourteen in outbreak #1427 and 35 in outbreak #1425, for 49 between them.
Is there a recall? No. No recall has been announced for either new outbreak or for the 70-person SalmonellaJaviana outbreak.
Is the alfalfa sprout outbreak over? Yes. CDC closed it November 9 at 77 illnesses in 16 states. Recalled seed from lot SAL2-24JB may still be in home pantries.
Disclosure: Marler Clark represents people sickened in several of the outbreaks on this table, including the chicken wrap, raw milk cheese, sprout and iceberg lettuce outbreaks.
About Marler Clark: Marler Clark, The Food Safety Law Firm, has represented victims of Salmonella, E. coli, Listeria and other foodborne illness outbreaks for more than 30 years. Learn more at marlerclark.com/foodborne-illnesses.
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