Perhaps it’s not the tomatoes after all:

Investigators are seeing more signs that the salmonella outbreak blamed on tomatoes might have been caused by tainted jalapeno peppers and have begun collecting samples from restaurants and from the homes of those who have been sickened, according to health officials involved in the probe.

While attempting to track such an outbreak is no doubt a difficult task, what a shame for all the farmers who have taken a loss early this season due to these investigations. The fact that tomatoes have not been completely ruled out will most certainly spell disaster for many more in the near future.