As you are out enjoying all the yummy food at get-togethers this holiday weekend, it’ll make you feel good to know you don’t have to worry about avoiding peppers or tomatoes anymore - the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says the salmonella outbreak that made 1,400 people sick across the country seems to [...]

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This Tomato Basil Pasta is so flavorful - fresh basil is my favorite!
Ingredients:
2 pounds fresh tomatoes, coarsely chopped - about 6-8
1 sweet onion, such as Vidalia, chopped
1 medium-size green bell pepper, finely chopped
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon ground oregano
1 cup packed basil leaves, [...]

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Jalapenos are not the only peppers definitely linked to the massive salmonella outbreak. The Food and Drug Administration has found contaminated serrano peppers and irrigation water on a farm in Mexico.
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Tags: CDC, FDA, irrigation water, jalapeño peppers, jalapenos, Mexico, salmonella, salmonella outbreak, serrano [...]

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There’s a break in the salmonella investigation - the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says a jalapeño pepper grown in Mexico and processed in Texas has tested positive for the strain of salmonella that has made more than 1,200 people sick over the past few months. But the FDA stresses the case is not closed [...]

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It’s okay to eat any type of raw tomato again. After months of concern that tomatoes were linked to the salmonella outbreak, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) lifts its alert because the farms that may have shipped tomatoes at the beginning of the outbreak are no longer harvesting them.
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Jalapeno peppers could be partly to blame for the salmonella outbreak that has made 1,017 people sick. It is the worst foodborne outbreak in at least a decade.

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Ummm… what? Now the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is saying tomatoes may not be behind the salmonella outbreak that has made hundreds of people sick since April? If it’s not the tomatoes, then what is it? The CDC is not sure. How frustrating is this? Not only to all of us who [...]

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The Salmonella outbreak linked to tomatoes has now made 756 people sick across the country. It may be the largest outbreak of Salmonella from tomatoes in the U.S.

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The recent news about the salmonella outbreak prompted several chains - including McDonald’s, Burger King, Subway, and Chipotle to stop serving tomatoes temporarily as a precaution.

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Don’t eat any raw Roma, plum, or red round tomatoes or any products made with them unless they are on the FDA’s safe list - they could be contaminated with salmonella

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