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As Federal Salmonella Search Continues Are Peppers To Blame? Texas-Many people in the produce industry and elsewhere are concerned, because of the recent announcement that a Jalapeno pepper was found with salmonella on it in a shipment from Mexico. First tomatoes were declared off limits, then only certain kinds of tomatoes, and then they were declared completely safe. Then it was cilantro, and possibly salsa, then both were cleared, and they began to look at jalapeno peppers. Meanwhile, whole industries have been getting hammered, losing customers ... Read More

Source Of Outbreak Still Unknown After 869 People Become Sick Washington, D.C.-Health officials across the nation are frustrated at their inability to find the source of the Salmonella illness that is gripping the nation. So far there have been 107 people that have had to be hospitalized, and 869 people that have been infected by the “Saint Paul” variety of the salmonella virus. Read More

Federal Officials Say There May Still Be Bad Tomatoes On Shelves Washington, D.C.-There has not been a single source identified in the nationwide salmonella illness that has struck more than 800 people. The illness, the rare form of salmonella named Saint Paul version, has made over 800 people ill, with at least 200 of these requiring hospitalization. Read More

Washington - According to the CDC, the total number of victims of the salmonella tomatoes has now risen to 756. The CDC has added nearly 200 more cases compared to the number released just a week ago. This outbreak has quickly become the largest ever of salmonella from tomatoes in the history of the U.S. Read More