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  • Salmonella Illness Toll Tops 1,000; Officials Eye Jalapeno Peppers

    07/09/2008 4:13:14 PM PDT · by Pinkbell · 59 replies · 148+ views
    Wall Street Journal ^ | July 9, 2008 | JANE ZHANG
    WASHINGTON -- More than 1,000 people have become sick in the salmonella outbreak originally blamed on tomatoes, and federal health officials now say jalapeno peppers appear more likely to be at fault, at least in three large clusters of illnesses. The outbreak has caused the death of a Texas man in his 80s, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday. The agency said the outbreak may also have contributed to the death of another Texas man, who had cancer. As of Tuesday, 1,017 people -- from 41 states, the District of Columbia and Canada -- had become sick...