Salmonella Found in Peppers

washingtonpost.com — Federal officials investigating a three-month-old salmonella outbreak have isolated the bacteria in a jalapeño pepper from a small distribution facility in McAllen, Tex., and warned consumers nationwide to avoid eating raw jalapeños or products that contain them until more is known. The tainted pepper was grown in Mexico, but investigators don't know where the contamination occurred. None of the other samples taken at the facility tested positive for the outbreak strain Salmonella saintpaul. And officials said the finding has not cleared the initial suspect — raw tomatoes — as a cause.

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