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Jul 11, 2008 01:12 PM | 3
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) officials are now investigating whether jalapeño peppers (as well as closely related serrano peppers) may be linked to a nationwide salmonella outbreak first reported in April. Until now, tomatoes were the prime suspects in the largest U.S. food-borne outbreak in the past decade. More than 1,000 people have been affected in more than 40 states and in Canada. Salmonella poisoning causes diarrhea, vomiting, body aches and fever; it is most dangerous in infants, the elderly and people with compromised immune systems. During a news conference yesterday, officials said they believe that both peppers and tomatoes are culprits and that they are trying to pinpoint the source, such as farms that grew both crops. For updates and a list of foods to avoid, check out the FDA's Web site.
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Add CommentEither the FDA is really incompetent or its just not P.C. to say where the stuff is coming from. Could it be because the most likely place is south of the border?
Reply | Report Abuse | Link to thisWHY ON EARTH ARE WE IMORTANTING SO MUCH FOOD, TOYS, FURNITURE,JEWLERY, EVERYTHING FROM AND MEDICINE FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY JUST TO POSION OURSELVES, OR TO BE RECALLED. WHAT HAPPEN TO AMERICANS MAKING SOME HERE. HAVE WE LOST OUR PRIDE TO DO OUR OWN THING ??????
Reply | Report Abuse | Link to this"Killer hot peppers"...? So far that is known, of the over 1,000 sickened, no one has suffered death because of the tomato. Now, prescription drugs and OC drugs kill over 100.000 a year, but there is no mention of this. We are devastating an industry without cause. Why the imbalance?
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