MEXICO: Amid salmonella scare, UTEP researchers document pepper problems - (ABC-7)
August 12, 2008 – 11:57 pmNEAR CASETA, Chihuahua — For a group of local researchers, the recent scare over the safety of jalapeno peppers grown in Chihuahua is no big surprise.
On Friday, the Chihuahua State Health Department announced they found a pepper contaminated with salmonella near Camargo, and urged diners to avoid all jalapenos grown in the state.
A group of University of Texas at El Paso researchers spent much of this summer documenting the working conditions of jalapeno farm workers in Chihuahua.
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