Forty-five torta stands in Mexico City teamed up to make what they claim is the longest torta in Latin America. The 1,320-pound sandwich contained 30 different ingredients and was nearly half the length of a football field.

Dr. David Acheson of the Food and Drug Administration has announced that a serrano pepper from a farm in Nuevo Leon, México – not raw jalapeños – is the "smoking gun" that caused a salmonella outbreak in the U.S.

FDA inspectors have announced raw jalapeños may be to blame for spreading the strain of salmonella bacteria found in tomatoes this past April and May. Over 1,200 people in 42 states became ill after eating the tainted produce. The tomato industry estimates it lost over $100 million as a result of the scare.

Men's Health lists America's Unhealthiest drinks, including the Baskin Robbin’s Large Heath Bar Shake, which contains more sugar than 11 candy bars. That's "Heath bar," not "health bar." (via Boing Boing)

A rare strain of the respiratory disease Tuberculosis has been discovered in some unpasteurized dairy products, including homemade, illegally-produced queso fresco. Cheese sold in stores must be properly pasteurized to remove hazardous bacteria and contaminants.

Dr. Fredric J. Baur, designer of the Pringles potato chip container, passed away last month. He had part of his ashes buried in one of the tube-shaped cans. (via Boing Boing)

The man responsible for McDonald's french fries, J.R. Simplot, died at the age of 99. He had amassed a fortune of several billion dollars.

The price of rice, a staple in half the countries around the world, has risen by nearly 70 percent since the beginning of the year. Josette Sheeran of the United Nations: "This is the new face of hunger – the millions of people who were not in the urgent hunger category six months ago, but now are."