What's in your spices? Bug parts and rat hair

            New reports conducted by the Food and Drug Administration say that 12% of U.S. spice imports contain bug parts, rodent hairs, and other ingredients similar. They not only found this but also that 7% of spice imports passed by inspectors also contain salmonella. Salmonella is a bacteria that can cause abdominal cramps, fevers, and diarrhea. On the good side, out of the 37 years of records analyzed a “relatively small number of outbreaks” compared to what it could have been occurred. Only 14 outbreaks worldwide occurred from these spices, which caused 128 hospitalizations and around than 2,000 human illnesses. These spices go through many small hands before it gets to stores. There are many chances for contamination. Safety precautions are being taken and former ones are being tighten to hopefully prevent this from happening again. 

http://www.cnn.com/2013/10/31/health/bugs-in-spices/index.html?hpt=he_t3