Thread: U.S. salmonella probe expands to Mexico: CNN

U.S. salmonella probe expands to Mexico: CNN

(2008-07-04)

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The investigation of a salmonella outbreak in the United States is shifting to the southern border to encompass produce imported from Mexico, CNN reported on Thursday.

U.S. health officials are struggling to find the source of the outbreak linked to certain types of tomatoes.

There have been at least 922 reported cases of salmonella food poisoning in 40 states and the District of Columbia since mid-April, CNN reported.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has alerted growers and brokers handling their products that, starting on Monday, inspectors will stop shipments from Mexico of ingredients common to Mexican cuisine, CNN reported, citing sources familiar with the investigation.

Cilantro, jalapeno peppers, serrano peppers, scallions and bulb onions are among the products to be examined, it said.

Tomatoes continue to be the primary focus of the probe but officials have expanded the investigation to include produce commonly eaten with tomatoes.

An FDA spokesman was not immediately available for comment.

The salmonella outbreak comes two years after an E. Coli outbreak tied to tainted spinach killed three people in the United States and sickened more than 200.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says Salmonella Saintpaul, the strain involved in the outbreak, is rare. Typically, the CDC sees only about 400 cases of Saintpaul infections in humans each year.

Salmonella can cause fever, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain, according to the FDA.

(Reporting by JoAnne Allen; Editing by John O'Callaghan)

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has alerted growers and brokers handling their products that, starting on Monday, inspectors will stop shipments from Mexico of ingredients common to Mexican cuisine, CNN reported, citing sources familiar with the investigation.


This is why we don't need globalism. We don't need to import goods/foods
from countries who don't have the same standards we do here in America.

The FDA is a joke, and I have no trust in what they say.

All I know is that whatever it is, is something my family has yet to eat as no one has been ill.

We use a salad mix that is done here in the U.S. (with illegal labor no doubt), yet have not been sick, so it is not lettuce, and we have not used a whole lot of tomatoes, and have not bought cilantro, any peppers or scallions (have bought onions, but they are from the U.S.).

The FDA is a joke, they couldn't find their heads if they were up their ***** (wait....they are)!!!.........

The tomato plants Im growing are finally starting to ripen...and man are they GOOD. IMHO everyone should try growing thier own.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has alerted growers and brokers handling their products that, starting on Monday, inspectors will stop shipments from Mexico of ingredients common to Mexican cuisine, CNN reported, citing sources familiar with the investigation.

HOW ABOUT STOPPING SHIPMENTS OF ANYTHING EDIBLE FROM MEXICO, NOT JUST PRODUCE?

HERSEYS CHOCOLATES IS NOW LOCATED IN MEXICO.

WHEN IS ANYONE GOING TO START REALIZING THAT IS IT ALSO THE HANDLERS IN THE PROCESSING PLANTS THAT ARE PASSING ALONG AIR BORNE ILLNESSES TO AMERICANS?

We just planted a VERY small garden in our backyard. We have three tomato plants, one pepper plant and one cucumber plant. We'll see how that goes, I tend to kill stuff, so I am letting my teen son be in charge.