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Salmonella Illness Toll Tops 1,000;
Officials Eye Jalapeno Peppers
Wall Street Journal ^
| July 9, 2008
| JANE ZHANG
Posted on 07/09/2008 4:13:14 PM PDT by Pinkbell
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To: theDentist
>>>>>everyone seems to be afraid to say it
An epidemiologist on PBS news last week came pretty close but kept steering around the obvious. “Something eaten raw and with tomatos, perhaps with salsa or pico de gallo.” Onions? Nope. Coriander? Maybe. Garlic? Nope. Jalepenos? Probably.
In my local ethnic market in Virginia (Asian/Hispanic) Jalpenos are sold in bulk by the pound from a HUGE cardboard box (3x3x4 feet) and they come from ..... Mexico!
And Virginia has been one of the top 10 (if not top 5) states under scrutiny.
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posted on
07/09/2008 4:39:39 PM PDT
by
angkor
(Conservatism is not now and never has been a religious movement.)
To: Shermy
>>>>Are jalapenos packaged so? What about cilantro too?
In my local ethnic/Hispanic market jalapenos are sold in bulk by the pound from a big huge box in the produce section.
Has anyone heard the ethnicity of the victims? I'm betting 90 percent Hispanic who shop at local ethnic markets.
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posted on
07/09/2008 4:43:22 PM PDT
by
angkor
(Conservatism is not now and never has been a religious movement.)
To: Pinkbell
No matter how many Americans get sick or die,
no matter how many sources of Mexican or terrorist feces are involved,
no matter how at risk the American food supply is,
the CDC will always blame it on a tomato, or a pepper.
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posted on
07/09/2008 4:44:57 PM PDT
by
Diogenesis
(Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum)
To: angkor
I would say that at least 90% of Jalepenos are imported. They are too labor intensive for the price to be grown in the US.
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posted on
07/09/2008 4:47:51 PM PDT
by
tiki
(True Christians will not deliberately slander or misrepresent others or their beliefs)
To: Shermy
Think third world labor with no training and skills in personal hygiene/sanitation practices.
Doesn’t matter what the vegie or fruit was or is.
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posted on
07/09/2008 4:48:51 PM PDT
by
Grampa Dave
(America's Mugabe, the Obamination.will bring Mugabe Change to America!)
To: lesser_satan
***I grow my own peppers and tomatoes, and I pick them myself so I dont have to worry about a bunch of illegal aliens crapping and pissing on them. No salmonella here!***
Your voice in the wilderness. But not too many others will speak out also.
It's just another price we pay for illegals.
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posted on
07/09/2008 4:50:36 PM PDT
by
mommadooo3
(Old concept in justice. If the law won't take care of it, it's just us.)
To: CindyDawg
No. I ate the salad. It’s been my understanding that they don’t think the tomatoes have been the problem. I figured the restaurant wouldn’t risk giving them to customers if they thought there was any chance they could be contaminated due to legal reprecussions.
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posted on
07/09/2008 4:53:50 PM PDT
by
Pinkbell
(Don't blame me, I supported Duncan Hunter.)
To: Pinkbell
I made some cabbage salsa the other night and my hands were on fire for several hours from cutting up two jalapenos. And I know better too—next time I’ll make sure I wear gloves. I soaked the peppers, cilantro, and tomatoes in vinegar beforehand. I don’t know if that does any good or not to kill any buggies but none of us got sick from it.
To: angkor
We usually try to avoid produce from Mexico simply because we’ve heard stories of poor conditions there.
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posted on
07/09/2008 4:58:26 PM PDT
by
Pinkbell
(Don't blame me, I supported Duncan Hunter.)
To: CindyDawg
Tomato producers were hit hard. A few days ago it was
thought to be from salsa...now jalapenos? I realize they must investigate by patterns but its getting ridiculous. All over, restaurants are posting no tomatoes...no salsa. No peppers will probably be up tomorrow. The ironic thing is that they are inadvertently going to make money by not having to purchase produce, unless they are giving the public a discount and when I ask Im told ...no change in price. Doesn't it seem strange to you that after all this time the genius's at the CDC can't tell you if it is the tomatoes or the peppers.
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posted on
07/09/2008 5:02:09 PM PDT
by
dearolddad
(Like $6.00 + gas? Be sure to thank a democrap.)
To: All
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posted on
07/09/2008 5:05:29 PM PDT
by
Pinkbell
(Don't blame me, I supported Duncan Hunter.)
Comment #32 Removed by Moderator
To: richace
Its like the B.H. Obama of countries. ohn a steeeeek...
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posted on
07/09/2008 5:12:52 PM PDT
by
null and void
(every Muslim, the minute he can differentiate, carries hate of Americans, Jews & Christians - OBL)
To: lesser_satan
We planted a garden this year. Tonight I had tamales with homemade salsa (japalenos) and Spanish Rice made with fresh tomatos.
No worries here either.
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posted on
07/09/2008 6:15:07 PM PDT
by
sheana
To: antiunion person
So, you’re up for eating a moderate amount of salmonella? ;)
susie
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posted on
07/10/2008 6:27:13 AM PDT
by
brytlea
(amnesty--an act of clemency by an authority by which pardon is granted esp. to a group of individual)
To: CindyDawg
That keeps cropping into my mind CindyDawg!
susie
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posted on
07/10/2008 6:28:31 AM PDT
by
brytlea
(amnesty--an act of clemency by an authority by which pardon is granted esp. to a group of individual)
To: CindyDawg
Wow, you and I are on the same wavelength today. Chicken connection was the first thing I thought of when this started. I wonder if they fertilize with chicken droppings anywhere?
susie
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posted on
07/10/2008 6:29:51 AM PDT
by
brytlea
(amnesty--an act of clemency by an authority by which pardon is granted esp. to a group of individual)
To: Pinkbell
I’ve been eating tomatoes as often as ever. No problems at all.
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posted on
07/10/2008 6:31:14 AM PDT
by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: beaversmom
I’m laughing because I once made jalapeno jelly, didn’t know to wear gloves. I had to sleep with my hands in ice water!!!! LOL
susie
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posted on
07/10/2008 6:33:29 AM PDT
by
brytlea
(amnesty--an act of clemency by an authority by which pardon is granted esp. to a group of individual)
To: brytlea
I was wondering about run off water they might use to clean the birds.
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