From where does the salmonella now thought to be on jalapenos originate?

Question

The FDA keeps saying to avoid this or that vegetable (first tomatoes [which I know are a fruit technically], now jalapenos, etc.)—but where does the bad stuff actually come from—is it from manure or meat? I know someone who says if you're a vegetarian you reduce your odds of getting food poisoning greatly, so I'm wondering how this fits in.

Answer 1

Mexcio

Answer 2

Salmonella on vegetables comes either from the soil or from a non-potable water source.  Manure in the soil or f***s in the water will cause the problem.  With any food bourne illness, an investigation is necessary to pinpoint the problem.

Just FYI:  Tomatoes are fruits only if you are dealing with botany.  Botanists classify some things as fruit but they do not classify anything as a vegetable.  This is because the term "vegetable" is not a scientific term.  "Fruit", on the other hand, has a very specific scientific definition, which also include non-edible varieties.  A tomato is considered a vegetable by non-scientists, i.e. anyone who works in the food service industry.

Answer 3

I think one of the batches found at a plant in TX was imported from Argentina.

Buy locally grown from the farmer at a farmer's market and you'll be fine.

Answer 4

http://www.cdc.gov/nczved/dfbmd/disease_...

the above site is from the government CDC.

Vegans cannot lower their chance of salmonella any more than the rest of us. Cutting the wing tips off chicken doesn't help either, but then again those are not even edible so why bother.

Salmonella is in the contaminated soil and water and when the fruits are taken in to the warehouse they are "washed" to remove the dirt. If the stem is missing and the stem end is moist, the contaminated water can penetrate the fruits.

All chile peppers, tomatoes, cucumbers etc are technically fruits. This can happen to any of them when the water is not tested closely as it is in the USA. And with so much of our produce being imported from countries with out the tight security on water quality what else can we expect??

Parts per million!!! our water quality is limited to 1 part per million which translates to one grain of brown rice in a ton of white rice!!! Go find that one brown grain!!

Answer 5

It's coming from Mexico's sewage problem

Answer 6

trick is to wash your vegies before you cut them and cook them. Also for the meat. and for the chicken, cut off the tip of the wings....