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Jalapeños Probed in Outbreak
By Jane Zhang and Janet Adamy
Word Count: 1,096
WASHINGTON -- Officials investigating the salmonella outbreak now are looking at jalapeño peppers as a leading suspect for spreading the bacteria that has sickened hundreds across the U.S. over the past three months, according to people familiar with the probe.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention initially blamed tomatoes. That led to industry losses of hundreds of millions of dollars, according to the National Restaurant Association, as consumers cut down on consumption and restaurants pulled them from menus.
But as the disease continued to spread, the investigation turned to other foods commonly eaten with tomatoes, in particular to other ...
http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/07/04/salmonella.outbreak/index.html
Inspectors to halt import of some food from Mexico
* Story Highlights
* Starting Monday, authorities will intercept some food from Mexico at the border
* Sources say salmonella inquiry expanding to cilantro, peppers and scallions
* 943 people in 40 states, the District of Columbia, Canada have become ill
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Starting Monday, health inspectors will halt the shipment of ingredients common to Mexican cuisine from Mexico to the United States, sources familiar with the salmonella poisoning investigation said.
Since April, more than 900 people have contracted the same strain of salmonella, but its source is unclear.
Since April, more than 900 people have contracted the same strain of salmonella, but its source is unclear.
The inquiry, which initially focused solely on tomatoes, has expanded to include cilantro, jalapeño peppers, Serrano peppers, scallions and bulb onions, said Tommy Thompson, former secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, who said he has been informed of the plan.
Thompson said the plan involves intercepting food samples at the border and sending them to laboratories to examine them for possible salmonella or E. coli.
A former director of the Food and Drug Administration's import operations said the expanded search raises a number of questions.
"Where's the contaminated product?" asked Carl Nielsen. "How would you know? And where along the supply chain did it happen? Was it at the retail level? Is somebody doing something to expose the product at the retailer? Is it at the wholesale? Is it at the grower? Is it at the processor? Is it in transport? Where is it? They don't know."
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday that 943 people in 40 states, the District of Columbia, and Canada have become ill. Map: Which states are affected? »
The person in the Canadian case became ill in Ontario on the day he returned from the United States, the CDC said.
The rare form of bacteria also has cut about $450 million of tomato growers' income, said Thompson.
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"You don't even take into consideration the thousands of people that have been sick, and how much it's cost in drugs, loss of time and mental anguish for people who are sick," Nielsen said.
Last year during the same period, U.S. health authorities identified three people infected with the same strain.
This is just a snip of the article. You have to subscribe to the WSJ to read the rest of it.
Jalapeños Probed in Outbreak
By Jane Zhang and Janet Adamy
Word Count: 1,096
WASHINGTON -- Officials investigating the salmonella outbreak now are looking at jalapeño peppers as a leading suspect for spreading the bacteria that has sickened hundreds across the U.S. over the past three months, according to people familiar with the probe.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention initially blamed tomatoes. That led to industry losses of hundreds of millions of dollars, according to the National Restaurant Association, as consumers cut down on consumption and restaurants pulled them from menus.
But as the disease continued to spread, the investigation turned to other foods commonly eaten with tomatoes, in particular to other ...
http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/07/04/salmonella.outbreak/index.html
Inspectors to halt import of some food from Mexico
* Story Highlights
* Starting Monday, authorities will intercept some food from Mexico at the border
* Sources say salmonella inquiry expanding to cilantro, peppers and scallions
* 943 people in 40 states, the District of Columbia, Canada have become ill
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Starting Monday, health inspectors will halt the shipment of ingredients common to Mexican cuisine from Mexico to the United States, sources familiar with the salmonella poisoning investigation said.
Since April, more than 900 people have contracted the same strain of salmonella, but its source is unclear.
Since April, more than 900 people have contracted the same strain of salmonella, but its source is unclear.
The inquiry, which initially focused solely on tomatoes, has expanded to include cilantro, jalapeño peppers, Serrano peppers, scallions and bulb onions, said Tommy Thompson, former secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, who said he has been informed of the plan.
Thompson said the plan involves intercepting food samples at the border and sending them to laboratories to examine them for possible salmonella or E. coli.
A former director of the Food and Drug Administration's import operations said the expanded search raises a number of questions.
"Where's the contaminated product?" asked Carl Nielsen. "How would you know? And where along the supply chain did it happen? Was it at the retail level? Is somebody doing something to expose the product at the retailer? Is it at the wholesale? Is it at the grower? Is it at the processor? Is it in transport? Where is it? They don't know."
Don't Miss
The source of the outbreak of Salmonella Saintpaul remains unknown, but it has already had far-reaching implications.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday that 943 people in 40 states, the District of Columbia, and Canada have become ill. Map: Which states are affected? »
The person in the Canadian case became ill in Ontario on the day he returned from the United States, the CDC said.
The rare form of bacteria also has cut about $450 million of tomato growers' income, said Thompson.
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"You don't even take into consideration the thousands of people that have been sick, and how much it's cost in drugs, loss of time and mental anguish for people who are sick," Nielsen said.
Last year during the same period, U.S. health authorities identified three people infected with the same strain.
