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Better Damaged Business and Sick Americans Than [Finally] Tell
On Jul 5, 2:07*pm, Don Gabacho > wrote:
> *Inspectors to halt import of some food from Mexico > > WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Starting Monday, health inspectors will halt the > shipment of ingredients common to Mexican cuisine from Mexico to the > United States, sources familiar with the salmonella poisoning > investigation said. > Since April, more than 900 people have contracted the same strain of > salmonella, but its source is unclear. > > Since April, more than 900 people have contracted the same strain of > salmonella, but its source is unclear. > > The inquiry, which initially focused solely on tomatoes, has expanded > to include cilantro, jalapeño peppers, Serrano peppers, scallions and > bulb onions, said Tommy Thompson, former secretary of the Department > of Health and Human Services, who said he has been informed of the > plan. > > Thompson said the plan involves intercepting food samples at the > border and sending them to laboratories to examine them for possible > salmonella or E. coli. > > A former director of the Food and Drug Administration's import > operations said the expanded search raises a number of questions. > > "Where's the contaminated product?" asked Carl Nielsen. "How would you > know? And where along the supply chain did it happen? Was it at the > retail level? Is somebody doing something to expose the product at the > retailer? Is it at the wholesale? Is it at the grower? Is it at the > processor? Is it in transport? Where is it? They don't know." > Don't Miss > > * * * Salmonella inquiry looks beyond tomatoes > * * * Officials question whether tomatoes behind outbreak > * * * Suspect tomatoes traced to Florida or Mexico > * * * FDA: *Salmonella outbreak > > The source of the outbreak of Salmonella Saintpaul remains unknown, > but it has already had far-reaching implications. > > The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday that > 943 people in 40 states, the District of Columbia, and Canada have > become ill. Map: Which states are affected? » > > The person in the Canadian case became ill in Ontario on the day he > returned from the United States, the CDC said. > Health Library > > * * * MayoClinic.com: *Salmonella infection > > The rare form of bacteria also has cut about $450 million of tomato > growers' income, said Thompson. > advertisement > > "You don't even take into consideration the thousands of people that > have been sick, and how much it's cost in drugs, loss of time and > mental anguish for people who are sick," Nielsen said. > > Last year during the same period, U.S. health authorities identified > three people infected with the same bill http://www.numbersusa.com/ NumbersUSA |
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