Health & U.S. admin on 03 Apr 2006 10:39 am
Taliban Spinach-Spikers Prompt White House Food Wall Call
The spinach-E. coli outbreak currently sweeping across the country took an unexpected twist yesterday when representatives of the State Department and FDA pointed fingers at an unlikely source: the Taliban.
“In an effort to cut down on poppy production in Afghanistan, we convinced farmers to take up other crops,” FDA Assistant Secretary of Vegetables Hugh Lexor said at yesterday’s press conference. “One of those crops was indeed spinach. We are currently looking into the possibility that this Afghan spinach, manufactured under the name Qurapp Ai, is responsible for the recent E. coli situation.”
See the whole article at CAP News:
http://www.crystalair.com/content.php?id=43200609012
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