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Both Jalapeno And Serrano Peppers Are Unsafe Says The FDA

Mexico- After finally finding a source of the Saint Paul Salmonella virus on some jalapeno peppers in Mexico, there have been positive samples of the bacteria also found on Serrano peppers located at the same Mexican Farm.

Health officials in the United States are trying to find out if there has been some method of cross contamination, where the infected peppers came in contact with other food products or produce.

They believe that this may be the single root source of much of the Salmonella outbreak that has decimated patients in 46 states, putting over 300 people in the hospital and sickening over 1300 people before it began to slow down.

A contaminated jalapeno pepper was finally positively identified, and since then the farmers and producers of different produce in the United States have breathed a huge collective sigh of relief.

The latest grand total of victims now stands at 1,319, with over 300 people being admitted to hospitals around the country, according to the Centers for Disease Control and prevention.

Health officials caution that the salmonella scare may not be over, but secretly they are pleased to finally have a source to work from in tracking all of the cases in North America.