(August 28, 2008)--The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the salmonella outbreak that's sickened hundreds in Texas and around the country appears to be over.
A joint probe by the CDC and the Food and Drug Administration found strong evidence that jalapeno peppers were a major carrier of the bacteria, and that serrano peppers were also a carrier.
The strain that caused the outbreak has been traced back to a produce distribution center in Texas, and to a Mexican farm that grew peppers.
The investigation hasn't found any contaminated tomatoes, but investigators say they can't rule out that tomatoes might have been a carrier, particularly early on.
It's the largest outbreak of food-borne illness in the U.S. in the past decade, sickening more than 1,400 people.
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