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Salmonella Linked to Jalepeños

By Margaret Lyons in Food on Jul 21, 2008 10:02PM

Tomatoes are safe again, but now a specific jalapeño (we like to pronounce it "jha-LA-pen-yo," just for kicks) has been identified as contaminated with salmonella. The contaminated pepper was found in a packing plant in Texas. [Trib]