FDA Salmonella Outbreak Page - it has ALL the info!

Updated April 23, 2024

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Get the Facts about Salmonella - FDA.gov

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Look no further! This FDA page on the whole Salmonella outbreak, starts at the very beginning, and lists all the important developments along the way. This page is so good that I'm making it my personal single reference for everything related to the recent Salmonella scare. There are lots of resources on this FDA page, "Salmonella Saintpaul Outbreak." Here's a sample of what you'll find. FAQs, the latest news updates, advice for restarateurs, food handlers, and other, and much, much more . . .

These are some of my selected favorites from the page:

• News Updates
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Photos of jalapeño and Serrano Peppers
• Advice for Retailers, Restaurateurs and Food Service Operators
• Advice for Packers and Shippers of Fresh Produce
• Information About Salmonella

Additional resources about food safety:

• Basic Food Safety DVD

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Salmonella - Peppers? Tomatoes? Both? - It is not so clear

Bottomline, it still isn't so clear which vegetable, or who, or where is to blame. If you read this article, it becomes clear that we really don't know for sure what's going on. In the end it could be something far more complex than just blaming peppers from Mexico. For more details, read this Washington Post article, "FDA Officials Narrow Salmonella Warning To Mexican Peppers." 

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Salmonella, Jalapenos (video and resources)

So it could be Salmonella on Jalapenos! Read these additional resources on Salmonella. View this CBS news video, "Jalapeno Warning In Effect "

OK, so you're tired of hearing about tomatoes, peppers, and Salmonella. Then you should do some more reading about Salmonella food poisoning with these resources:

1. Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine: Salmonella food poisoning
2. Salmonella: An entry from Thomson Gale's Gale Encyclopedia of Science, 3rd ed.
3. How to document a food-poisoning case: your client got salmonella poisoning after eating breakfast at a restaurant weeks ago. The food is long gone - eaten ... still have a case.: An article from: Trial

Prior blog posts:

1. The Health, Drug, Prescription, and GMP Supersite: Tomatoes - Yes! Jalapenos, Serranos - uhh, no. (video)#links#links#links
2. The Health, Drug, Prescription, and GMP Supersite: Food Scare - Was Tomatoes, Might Be Jalapeños and More#links
3. The Health, Drug, Prescription, and GMP Supersite: FDA Unveils Food Protection Plan

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Tomatoes - Yes! Jalapenos, Serranos - uhh, no. (video)

Yay! This latest CBS News Video, "FDA Lifts Tomato Warning," says it's safe to eat tomatoes, and it's still time to be cautious about Jalapeno and Serrano peppers (because of the Salmonella scare). 

 

Well, I'm ready to start eating my tomatoes in salads, on hamburgers, and with pasta. But you know what? I'm still going to be a little leery and sheepish about fresh jalapeno and serrano peppers. And definitely I'll be cautious about salsas. Here's to good summer eating! 

Prior blog posts: 

The Health, Drug, Prescription, and GMP Supersite: Food Scare - Was Tomatoes, 

Might Be Jalapeños and More#links 

The Health, Drug, Prescription, and GMP Supersite: FDA Unveils Food Protection Plan 

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Food Scare - Was Tomatoes, Might Be Jalapeños and More

 

In the latest update to the Salmonella tomato story, the blame is starting to shift to other food items that are commonly eaten with tomatoes. It's an interesting twist as tomatoes are no longer seen as the prime suspect for Salmonella. The latest culprits now include jalapeño peppers, cilantro, Serrano peppers, and salsas. The FDA and CDC teams continue their investigation to find the source of Salmonella. For more background, read the previous post: FDA Announces Progress in Its Protection Plan. As for me, no more tomatoes, peppers, cilantro, or salsa for now. I'm hoping the investigative teams discover the root cause, and identify the food handling deviations leading to the Salmonella contamination. 

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FDA Unveils Food Protection Plan

In the FDA's news release two days ago, they report progress in helping to keep Americans enjoying one of the safest food supplies in the world. The FDA lists their accomplishments to date, in the areas of prevention, intervention, and response. I imagine this update was released given the fact that many of us keep asking ourselves whether it's safe to eat tomatoes. As a personal health and safety issue, though I've not stopped eating tomatoes, I worry about when I might run into and eat a Salmonella tainted tomato and get sick.

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