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Key Salmonella Strain Found in Jalapeño

Mexico-grown peppers in Texas plant contain bacteria behind case

By Dustin Lushing,  Newser Staff

Posted Jul 21, 2008 4:17 PM CDT
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(Newser) – Federal inspectors are urging people to avoid eating fresh jalapeños after discovering the same salmonella strain responsible for a nationwide food-poisoning epidemic in a Mexican-grown pepper in a Texas plant. Though the FDA says the finding is a “very important break in the case,” the Mexican jalapeños are not necessarily the source of the salmonella, as the pepper may not have been contaminated on the farm, the AP reports.

Graphic shows states with identified cases of a current salmonella outbreak.
Graphic shows states with identified cases of a current salmonella outbreak.   (AP Photo)
Jalapeño peppers with the strain of salmonella behind a nationwide outbreak have been found at a Texas plant; the peppers were grown in Mexico, but the source of contamination is uncertain.
Jalapeño peppers with the strain of salmonella behind a nationwide outbreak have been found at a Texas plant; the peppers were grown in Mexico, but the source of contamination is uncertain.
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