July 17, 2008
Non-Outbreak Salmonella Detection Prompts Recall
A South Texas produce importer/distributor is voluntarily recalling avocados, serrano peppers and jalapeno peppers after laboratory tests by the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) laboratory and the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services lab found salmonella in samples of those products from the company.
But DSHS officials said the salmonella strain found in serranos and jalapenos tested by DSHS is not the strain responsible for the nationwide outbreak of [...continue]

[21 Jul 08] :: Texas Department of State Health Services NEWS RELEASE 06/03/2008

June 3, 2008
Health Authorities Investigating Salmonellosis Outbreak
Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) officials said today that federal, state and local authorities are investigating a multi-state outbreak of the Saintpaul strain of the Salmonella bacteria. DSHS health officials have confirmed 21 cases in Texas since mid-April, including cases in Harris, Fort Bend, Dallas, Tarrant, Hays and Cameron counties. No deaths have been reported.
Health authorities say the investigation is in its early stages but that consumption of raw tomatoes has been implicated [...continue]

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