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Seattlest was thrilled yesterday when we went to our local store and saw beautiful ripe red Roma tomatoes again. Turns out the tomatoes were neither killer nor the cause of a nation-wide salmonella outbreak. The current guess of the sickening culprit? Fresh jalapenos. According to breaking news banners on websites from King5 to CNN--industry sources have found the salmonella bacteria on fresh jalapenos imported from Mexico. Looks like it's time for Seattlest to trade in the spicy guacamole with fresh jalapenos we've been making for a fresh summer bruschetta.

Well, unless you want your burger to be a bun, pickles, lettuce cheese, and condiments. Or perhaps of the exotic meat or veggie variety. Local QFCs and Fred Meyers (parent company: Kroger) are recalling ground beef purchased at their stores over the past few weeks. The beef is being recalled after an outbreak of E. coli in the Midwest traced to the beef. Of course this recall comes on the heels of the are-they-or-aren't-they-killer salmonella-tainted tomatoes outbreak, which has yet to be solved.

Okay, the good news is, we didn't have sunstroke and don't have to hand in our secret, California-native Golden Bear flag lapel pin. Whew. The bad news is, there's a pretty contagious, extra-strength bug going around town. We don't see anything on the Department of Health website yet, so we must, as usual, be trendsetters.

Maybe we've seen Outbreak too many times, but this does not sound good: