Feces explosion in Mexican cilantro fields sparks partial import ban

national.suntimes.com ^ | Posted: 07/27/2015, 12:35pm | By Chad Merda

[Red Badger]

There’s more than just cilantro in the growing fields in Mexico, and that’s caused the Food and Drug Administration to institute a partial import ban on it through August.

The move comes after health officials found human feces and toilet paper in growing fields, which have been linked to hundreds of intestinal illnesses dating back to 2012.

The FDA will focus on product coming from Puebla, and all of it will need to be manually inspected and certified before being allowed into the U.S. Cilantro from other parts of the country will need to have documentation proving it did not come from Puebla.

In the report, the FDA outlines a number of different sources for the contamination after 11 farms and packing houses were inspected by both U.S. and Mexican officials.

Conditions observed at multiple such firms in the state of Puebla included human feces and toilet paper found in growing fields and around facilities; inadequately maintained and supplied toilet and hand washing facilities (no soap, no toilet paper, no running water, no paper towels) or a complete lack of toilet and hand washing facilities; food-contact surfaces (such as plastic crates used to transport cilantro or tables where cilantro was cut and bundled) visibly dirty and not washed; and water used for purposes such as washing cilantro vulnerable to contamination from sewage/septic systems.

Both Yum! Brands, which owns Taco Bell, and Chipotle told Bloomberg they don’t expect their cilantro supply to be impacted by the ban.

[Red Badger]

Ivory Soap, the best for potty mouth!.................

[Secret Agent Man]

I think the fact I eat very few veggie products, and the ones I do eat I scrub well, has served me well. carrots, onions, garlic, romaine, green leaf, parsley. tomatoes, but mostly canned.

[Red Badger]

We always wash our veggies vigorously, even the ones we grow ourselves................

[Shimmer1]

Omg I love cilantro!! Give me your share. I love LOTS of it on my food.

[Red Badger]

You can have it all..........................

[Secret Agent Man]

i have pets that eat them and i have to make sure they are washed well.

[Red Badger]

i have pets that eat them and i have to make sure they are washed well.

Yes, it's good to have clean pets..............

[Secret Agent Man]

cute

[Made In The USA]

Turd world country?

[Red Badger]

[Secret Agent Man]

Now if that isn’t a sh1t-eating grin.... /s :-)

[Shimmer1]

Thank you, you’re so kind to me!!!!! LOL

[Eagles6]

I use that to take lead out of gun barrels!

[Red Badger]

I hope you wash it afterwards!..............

[Eagles6]

Oh yeah. You won't get much leading if you're bullets are sized right but this works like a charm

I've only used it on stainless as it may harm blueing.

[Red Badger]

Vinegar being acetic acid 5% solution might cause some corrosion if not rinsed well!...............

[Eagles6]

I clean with soap and water then clp

[Delta 21]

Come on. If you cant find a micro-aggression explosion in a feces infested cilantro field, where ya gonna find one?