Salmonella Cases Hit 1,000 As CDC Confirms Jalapenos As New Suspect

New York Times:

In its latest update on the Salmonella outbreak, the Centers for Disease Control today confirmed that the investigation has uncovered a second suspect: jalapeños.

"The accumulated data from all investigations indicate that jalapeño peppers caused some illnesses but that they do not explain all illnesses," the agency said in a statement. Tomatoes, however, remained under investigation along with serrano peppers and fresh cilantro.

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Comments

[Opinionater]

My theory is buy from the local farmer, when the stands are open. I do and get the freshest vegetables with no pesticides here. Salmonella will not be an issue. The prices are cheap because the farmer wont charge much, and there is no gas used to deliver the veggies. The Jalapenos, green onions, spinach, peppers I buy are fresh, delicious and healthy. Supporting your local farmer's produce stands, especially now, helps them to survive to make it profitable to offer you their business next year. Importing tomatoes all the way from Mexico to where I live is bound to be more expensive, and I would rather give the business to my neighbor. The next Congress should devote their time to revamping and allocating proper funds to inspect all foreign foods, including vegetables eaten raw. Their track record speaks for itself.

[hellinabucket]

I think its onions. There never used to be black gunk on onions, but now, each && every 3# bag I buy from the store has at least one onion in the bag that gives off black gunk! What's up w/that?

PS this yr we have enlarged our garden & are growing our own-screw you big ag!

[Insideout143]

This reminds me of the tidbit I discovered while I was researching the Clinton family... It revolves around so-called terminator seeds... seeds that are only good for one crop... the seeds from the crop are unusable... so the farmer would have to buy their seeds from the supplier.... the goal being world-wide control of food production... the same as what is happening with oil... the companies involved were noted as Monsanto, Delta & Pine Land, and GMO... the US government funded research on these seeds... pretty scary

[WIpatriot]

Check into the "seed vault" in Norway.

[choada777]

This has already been demonstrated on products such as software and music.

[choada777]

In fact, the first time I grew a garden, I tried using seeds from a yellow watermelon that I ate the year before. Because of my experiences with software copy protection and DRM, I thought similar practices were applied to the Ag. sector and wasn't expecting to see anything grow after planting them.

[wadenelson1]

So in other words the CDC has no clue what's going on.

[JohnFromCensornati]

So, in other words, there's gonna be a tomato bailout.

[WIpatriot]

Forget clues, their job is to plant the fear in the minds of people....

[thundermummy]

Jalapenos are the culprit? Uh-oh, not just the runs, picante runs!

[hey0there]

well at least they finally now mention that its happening at certain "restaurants" in "clusters"...

why wont they name the fast food chain? this is frustrating .. why wont anyone ask or press them for the name ?? its obvious its a fast food chain.. but which one? Is it in the interests of the people to withhold the name of the chain soley because people will be able to steer clear of getting infected and impact their profits or something?

[doctorwang]

It's obvious that the CDC doesn't have a clue. The last time they opened their mouths and told the public of their 'suspicions' it practically ruined the entire tomato industry. If they even hinted at, for example, Taco Bell being the culprit, Taco Bell would be out of business within a week. And then the CDC would probably change their minds (again).

[hey0there]

mcdonalds was the only one who felt compelled to issue a statement about the tomatoes for some reason. it seemed weird at the time right around when they had launched that southern style semi-warm chicken sandwich

[choada777]

I read somewhere (I think it was Fast Food Nation) that meatpacking companies are not obligated to recall contaminated meat and, typically, they'll recall only a fraction of the amount of meat that was contaminated. In addition, the Govt. (USDA) cannot perform surprise or routine inspections at these facilities. They must schedule an inspection if one is to be performed. This can hinder investigations of contaminations such as this one.

I wonder if these regulations apply to vegetable producers as well.