Stronger Warning placed on Jalapeños

Remember the whole tomatoe craze? Well, now there's a new craze regarding none other than jalapenos! Government inspectors found a trace of the same bacteria on a single jalapeno which prompted them to issue a...

FDA Lifts Salmonella Warning On Tomatoes

American tomatoes are officially safe to eat again, says the FDA. But peppers may have been the real culprit, and should avoid jalapenos and serranos. No indication yet on what caused the salmonella outbreak that...

US outbreak of salmonella spreads

Now more than 1,000 people in over 40 US states have become ill with salmonella since April.Tomatoes still seem to be the main culprit, although peppers are taking a hit now."The US health authorities suspect the...

Tomatoes: After $500 million in losses, the FDA appears wrong

The Food and Drug Administration may have been wrong about the source of the 11-week old salmonella outbreak.  With 1,700 samples collected and all shown to be negative for salmonella, they are now looking at...

Tomatoes Get Bad Rap, Jalapenos may be salmonella culprit with 943 ill

Government health investigators had initially focused on some types of fresh tomatoes, which have been removed from menus across the country, but are turning toward jalapenos as sicknesses continue. "Recently,...

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