Attack of the Killer Cilantro!!!

OK, some of it has the potential to attack, but it hasn't caused any actual illnesses yet. The FDA has issued a recall on Cilantro from Macallan, TX on crops distributed between July 13th & 16th. Traces of Salmonella were found in this batch and apparently it takes a while to get the test results back, hence the reason its on recall instead of just being disposed of.

One may wonder how an entire field of vegetables can be contaminated like that. What's the reason for it? Usually the cause comes from the water source or a contaminated irrigation system. Salmonella is usually spread through human/animal waste so sometimes wild animals break into the fields to eat the crops and drop a load on the way out or they get in to drink the water at its source and have a pee party. Manure is also used as a fertilizer, could that be the cause??

We often associate salmonella with Chicken or Fish, not so much with vegetables, however, broccoli, green onions and sprouts seem to make the warning list more frequently these days. Alfalfa Sprouts has its own parking spot on the list. The cause of the problem in Chickens is usually because of the cages and how they are stacked on top of each other. Imagine what your health would be like if your neighbor upstairs relieved himself on head all the time (and think, we put that stuff in our mouths....)