Were tomatoes mistaken as culprit in Salmonella cases?
Saturday, July 5, 2008 at 01:07PM The Wall Street Journal's article about a new focus in the Salmonella-Tomato investigation is being picked up by many newspapers. This investigation has really hit Florida's tomato growers hard. I wrote about this at Covering Florida. I never believed the Salmonella was related to our state's crop simply because my family and I have eaten them in salads, homemade salsas (I grew my own Cilantro), and other dishes. We're fine. Florida has had 2 cases of Salmonella. So I figure if this really had anything to do with The Sunshine State crop, we'd have way more cases than 2. Goes to show you an investigation like this can really be difficult. I hope the FDA is analyzing data carefully. I just don't understand how this can be such a difficult case. References below include links to a variety of articles and to the FDA page on the Salmonella serotype Saintpaul, which FDA says is uncommon. We probably have problems with Salmonella more than we realize. The illness isn't usually fatal for most of us and symptoms mimic what many refer to as "stomach flu." The WSJ says now the FDA is looking at the possibility jalapeno peppers are the culprit in the Salmonella situation. Stay tuned, but make note of the numbers of Salmonella Staintpaul cases in each state on the CDC map below.
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