Mexico Denies Jalapeno
Peppers Linked To U.S.
Salmonella Outbreak
Mexico has denied
Mexico-grown raw
jalapeno peppers have
link to the U.S.
salmonella outbreak that
has sickened nearly
1,300 people, local
media reported Saturday.
The denial came after
the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration (FDA)
warned consumers on
Friday to avoid raw
Mexican jalapeno
peppers, saying studies
of food eaten by victims
have showed the
contaminated jalapeno
pepper originated in
Mexico.
Local media quoted a
government statement as
saying that there is no
scientific proof so far
to say that the jalapeno
peppers were source of
the salmonella outbreak.
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