From FDA: "our bad"
So that widely-reported salmonella scare going on? The one that cost the tomato industry over $100 million? Well… it wasn’t tomatoes:
After causing the tomato industry to lose an estimated $100 million, health investigators have essentially recanted their contaminated tomato theory and have focused their attention on jalapeño peppers. The Baltimore Sun reports that new interviews with salmonella victims have revealed that many of them had eaten salsa containing jalepeños. Other common Mexican food ingredients such as cilantro are also being investigated…
Whoops! Sorry, guys! We didn’t realize salsa was actually a combination of flavors!
Other agencies within the federal government have taken notice, and would like to make some adjustments to other previously reported claims, including:
- It is no longer believed that the poor performance of “Our American Cousin” in Ford’s Theatre caused Abraham Lincoln’s death. Apparently, he was shot in the back of the head.
- Major League Baseball no longer thinks that rampant steroid usage caused the surge in power-hitting in the 1990s. They now believe it was because players were working out more and healing faster.
- NASA no longer believes that Pluto is a dwarf planet. Extensive testing has shown that it is actually a gnome planet.
- The Federal Reserve no longer believes the dollar is weakening. It is simply aging, and should be replaced with a picture of a younger or more recent president.
- The Department of Labor has abandoned its theory that thousands of Americans are voluntarily quitting their jobs to start retirement early. Newer studies have shown that they were fired or their positions eliminated.
via Consumerist
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