Jalapeno Advisory question

csmith15 · Posted: Jul 25 2008 Post subject: Jalapeno Advisory question

Can anyone direct me to where I can get some jalapenoes? All of the major grocery stores have pulled them off the shelves around here. Do you think I would fair better at a mom & pop store or a produce shop? Any help would be great. I am having a party Saturday night and everyone that is coming is looking forward to abt's.

Oregon smoker · Posted: Jul 25 2008 Post subject:

look for a farmers market in your area that has organically grown veggies.

Alien BBQ · Posted: Jul 25 2008 Post subject:

Keep in mind that the hazard was with raw peppers and does not apply once you have cooked them.

If you can�t find them try these as an alternative ��

http://www.thesmokering.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1041&highlight=alien+probes
http://www.thesmokering.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=13734&highlight=creole
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csmith15 · Posted: Jul 25 2008 Post subject:

Thanks for the tips guys.

Alien,

I'm not worried about the hazard, I just can't find them anywhere. Thanks for the link to you alien probes, I will try those if I can't find and jalapenoes.

Bucksnort101 · BBQ Fan Joined: 16 May 2007 Posts: 110

I hear you. Went to a small Farmers Market yesterday and one stand had Jalepenos on hand, way overpriced though. Went to one of the larger chain groceries stores afterwards and there wasnt a Jalepeno to be found. Picked up a few other types at the groceries store to hopefully substitute. I really like the flavor of Jalepenos though so will have to find another farmers market to get some from.

hldhm · Posted: Jul 25 2008 Post subject: Jalapenos

Wal-Marts in Texas are still carrying them.

CABREWFAN · Posted: Jul 26 2008 Post subject:

I just pulled my first two jalapenos off of my plant.........I'm a week away from having more than I know what to do with. It will be nice not having to worry about finding them in a store!

CABREWFAN · Posted: Jul 26 2008 Post subject:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080725/ap_on_go_ot/salmonella_peppers

Looks like it is only Mexico grown jalapenos that are deemed "risky."

bassn81 · Joined: 05 Jul 2008 Posts: 11

I had to get some from a local produce stand. They were priced WAY higher than they were last week.

Oregon smoker · Posted: Jul 26 2008 Post subject:

yes, i heard it was only the mexican grown japs also. i guess that is what we get for buying large amounts of produce from a country that has little to no health regulations ie. "dont drink the water".
jason

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Tainted Jalapeno Peppers Linked to Farm in Mexico (Update2)
By Justin Blum

July 25 (Bloomberg) -- Jalapeno peppers contaminated with a strain of salmonella linked to more than 1,200 illnesses were traced to Mexico, according to U.S. regulators, who warned not to eat raw jalapenos from that country.

The Food and Drug Administration, which on July 21 told consumers to avoid all raw jalapenos, now says it's safe to eat those grown in the U.S., said David Acheson, the agency's associate commissioner for foods, in a phone interview today.

The original jalapeno warning came after contaminated peppers were found at a distribution center in McAllen, Texas. Investigators determined the contamination didn't originate in the Texas center and that the peppers came from a farm in Mexico, Acheson said today. Separately, jalapenos believed responsible for sickening consumers were traced to multiple locations in Mexico.

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