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"US salmonella probe turns to varieties of peppers
The Food and Drug Administration is broadening its testing of food beyond tomatoes, including looking at imported products, to find the source of a salmonella outbreak in the United States, a spokesman said. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported 943 cases of salmonella food poisoning as of July 4, up from 869 cases July 1. Although tomatoes are still the "lead suspect," cilantro, jalapeno peppers, and Serrano peppers have been added as possible culprits, FDA spokesman Mike Herndon said. The US government has not imposed any trade barriers as a result of the outbreak, Herndon said, calling earlier reports that some foods from Mexico would be banned erroneous (Reuters)."
Strange. I heard the Mexicans love 'em!
