Cilantro joins salmonella check list

The outbreak, which began in April, has affected 943 people so far in 40 U.S. states, more of a third of them in Texas, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. There have been 225 cases reported since June 1 — evidence that the source likely has not been contained. The U.S. tomato industry has taken a $100 million hit as restaurants temporarily dropped tomatoes from their menus, and farmers have had to plow under their fields or leave crops to rot in packinghouses. Mexico has not calculated its losses. But growers here worry they still may be under a shadow of suspicion as late as November, when greenhouses harvest their summer tomatoes. Cilantro, peppers also under scrutiny FDA spokesman Kimberly Rawlings said Saturday evening that the FDA "is looking into tomatoes, cilantro, jalapeno peppers and Serrano... [read full story]