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Mexico denies jalapeno peppers linked to U.S. salmonella outbreak

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MEXICO CITY, July 26 (Xinhua) -- Mexico has denied Mexico-grown raw jalapeno peppers have link to the U.S. salmonella outbreak that has sickened nearly 1,300 people, local media reported Saturday.

    The denial came after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned consumers on Friday to avoid raw Mexican jalapeno peppers, saying studies of food eaten by victims have showed the contaminated jalapeno pepper originated in Mexico.

    Local media quoted a government statement as saying that there is no scientific proof so far to say that the jalapeno peppers were source of the salmonella outbreak.