Article: New system needed for tracing salmonella

FDA: Avoid jalapenos from Mexico, not U.S. Only jalapeno peppers grown in Mexico are implicated in the nationwide salmonella outbreak, the government announced Friday in clearing the U.S. crop. The Food and Drug Administration urged consumers to avoid raw Mexican jalapenos and the serrano peppers often confused with them, or dishes made with them such as fresh salsa. "You're going to have to ask the person you're buying it from," said Dr. David Acheson, the FDA's food safety chief. News You can useWASHINGTON (AP) - When there's an urgent need to trace fruits and vegetables in a crisis like the salmonella outbreak, a lot of the pieces for a rapid- response system already exist. But nobody ...

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