http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080818/ap_on_re_us/salmonella_peppers maybe it isn't the spicy in the pepper that gives people the shits! what do you expect?! look at the conditions, the wages, etc. by with which these vegetables are produced! why can we not grow food for ourselves in our own country? america can grow these crops. we might actually have to pay what goods are really worth.