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Jalapeno peppers scare local impact

Jalapeno peppers scare local impact - Wednesday, July 23, 2008 at 5:44PM EST

Wednesday, Jul 23, 2008 @ 05:44pm EST

The Food and Drug Administration says jalapeno peppers could be bad news.

This week, government inspectors found salmonella on a jalapeno pepper in a Texas plant.

The FDA says people should steer clear of fresh jalapeño’s.

While cooks chop veggies and prepare lunch at La Tolteca in Wilke-Barre Township , one thing won't be on the menu: jalapeno peppers.

Assistant Manager Carlos Deleon says, "It's kind of bad for business. We need jalapeno's for everything we cook."

Deleon says La Tolteca isn't serving or ordering any new jalapeño’s anytime soon.

It's because of a salmonella warning by the food and drug administration.

Jalapeno's are a main ingredient in several Mexican dishes.

The restaurant will substitute other peppers in their place.

Grocery stores are also affected.

All Wegman’s grocery stores have pulled fresh jalapeno peppers off the shelves for now.

At the Scranton farmers market, jalapeno peppers are still for sale.

Ed Hopkins showed us peppers from his farm in Falls.

He says buy local homegrown peppers, because the salmonella scare came from a Texas plant.

"You buy local, then you know right where they came from," says Hopkins .

But Hopkins hopes the jalapeno problem won't hurt all farmers.

He says, "Some of these farmers are going to go broke because if you lose one crop today, with the expenses we have."

One of the many problems the salmonella scare is causing.

The FDA says the jalapeno discovery could shed light on a recent nationwide salmonella outbreak.

More than 12 hundred people became sick.

The FDA has been searching for the cause of that outbreak for months.
 


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