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    Mexican Cilantro fecal Contamination Spurs Partial U.S. Import Ban

    Mexican Cilantro Contamination Spurs Partial U.S. Import Ban

    by Anna Edney

    July 27, 2015 — 1:34 PM EDT Updated on July 27, 2015 —

    Some Mexican cilantro is being banned in the U.S. after health officials found human feces and toilet paper in growing fields from which herbs have been linked to hundreds of intestinal illnesses among Americans dating back to 2012.



    The Food and Drug Administration will detain Mexican cilantro at the border from April to August and won’t allow products from the state of Puebla, Mexico, into the U.S. without inspections and certification, according to an import ban dated Monday by the agency. Cilantro from other parts of Mexico will need documentation to prove the product isn’t from Puebla, about a two-hour drive southeast of Mexico City.

    The cilantro is linked to outbreaks of cyclosporiasis, according to the alert. Last year, at least 304 people in the U.S. came down with the parasitic illness, which can cause diarrhea and explosive bowel movements, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

    U.S. restaurant companies that use cilantro said they don’t expect to be affected by the partial ban. Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc., the fast-casual burrito chain that uses the herb in its guacamole, rice and corn salsa, said all of its cilantro currently comes from California.

    “We’re not getting any cilantro from Puebla (or anywhere else in Mexico) right now, so there is no impact on us,” Chris Arnold, a Chipotle spokesman, said in an e-mail.

    Yum! Brands Inc., which owns Taco Bell, also isn’t affected, spokeswoman Virginia Ferguson said in an e-mail.

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    Since 2013, the FDA and Mexican authorities have inspected 11 farms and packing houses that produce cilantro from Puebla. At eight, health officials found bathrooms without soap, toilet paper or running water, in addition to the human feces and toilet paper in growing fields. Some had a complete lack of toilet facilities.

    “Based on those joint investigations, FDA considers that the most likely routes of contamination of fresh cilantro are contact with the parasite shed from the intestinal tract of humans affecting the growing fields, harvesting, processing or packing activities or contamination with the parasite through contaminated irrigation water, contaminated crop protectant sprays, or contaminated wash waters,” the alert said.

    Texas Outbreaks

    To be allowed to resume imports in to the U.S., Puebla cilantro suppliers will have to show health officials that they’ve put practices in place to overcome unsanitary conditions, the alert said.

    The cyclosporiasis outbreak last year affected 19 states, though 64 percent were reported from Texas, where 57 percent of people who got sick said they ate fresh cilantro before becoming ill. Most of the illnesses occurred in June and July. No deaths were reported, though seven people were hospitalized, according to the CDC.

    Last year, the FDA increased sampling on cilantro from Puebla farms. Texas health officials are investigating a cyclosporiasis outbreak this year that may be linked to cilantro from Puebla as well. The Texas Department of State Health Services has received reports of 205 cyclosporiasis cases this year.

    A 2013 cyclosporiasis outbreak in 25 states was linked to Puebla cilantro as well as salad mix from Taylor Farms de Mexico that was sold to Olive Garden and Red Lobster, both then owned by Darden Restaurants Inc. The FDA and Mexican officials found conditions at Taylor Farms de Mexico in Guanajuato met food safety protocols, the FDA said.

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    Over the years we have received many reports both official and unofficial about the behavior of Mexican illegal aliens regarding bathrooms and public urination and defecation.

    Many towns and cities that have experienced a high degree of illegal immigration report major deterioration in public sanitation and a big problem with illegal immigrants relieving themselves all over the place.

    Also, many bathrooms in restaurants and gas stations visited by illegals find the toilet paper dropped all over the floor because in Mexico if you have running water systems many do not handle paper.

    The bottom line here is that when you employ people from the third world to do jobs either in their home nations or ours, you are often employing people that come from generations of folks that have no familiarity with running water, hot water, and basic sanitation practices.

    That's why I don't eat at McDonalds anymore because I know how many illegal immigrants they are hiring. I know that I am old fashion but I prefer my food to be prepared by either American citizens or legal immigrants that passed through the required medical, criminal, and terrorism background checks before handling food for myself or family members.

    Legal immigrants are also required to have some proficiency in English unlike illegal immigrants that many times cannot read or write in their home languages they speak. This is very important in the food industry where proper handling and safety instructions are so important.

    And this report confirms exactly what failed comedian George Lopez said during his HBO comedy show where he encouraged Mexicans and illegals to literally defecate on American food supplies to retaliate for our 'anti-immigrant' attitudes.

    If these George Soros minions like PFAW and Righ Wing Watch keep having their way we will all be sick from the forced third world submersion of America by socialist nation stealers.

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    It should be of no surprise, Of all the choices to vacation I think Mexico isn't near the top. As a mater of fact when I was a teen and worked on tobacco the majority of the workers were from below the border and they were doing the same thing than.
    It looks that in 60 years not much has changed. What kind of people would show their appreciation for a job to make enough money to send home to help their families? What a shame, just another EXAMPLE of the uneducated & uncivilized of too many in the THIRD WORLD that the LIBERALS push the guilt on us.

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    If it is a food product from Mexico or Central America it should be banned. At the grocery, I will not buy from those areas of the world. NAFTA may require it arrive, NAFTA cannot make me buy it!

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    Can anyone find us a more complete product list for these outbreaks? I think a lot of our supporters would like to see the full list of all companies and produce products affected.

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    These poor potty habits exist beyond the fields- my family member in the construction industry has seen foreign construction workers leave bodily waste inside new houses they were working on!

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    If you look at the back of a lot of Walmart meat products it will state born in Mexico but raised is the USA. That can only mean a month or so!!! BEWARE!!!! My brother left CA only a few years ago and expeienced grocery bags of fecal material in the driveway by guess you know who!! does that tell you enough!!!

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    DO NOT BUY tilapia that is farm raised!! It is raised in most likely Indonesia or China and in fecal subterains!!!!

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    Most of the sick were in Texas. How much do you wanna bet we paid ALL of their medical expenses as well?
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