Illnesses tied to raw tomatoes
An outbreak of salmonella food poisoning first linked to uncooked tomatoes has now been reported in nine states, U.S. health officials said Tuesday.
Lab tests have confirmed 40 illnesses in Texas and New Mexico as the same type of salmonella, right down to the genetic fingerprint.
An investigation by Texas and New Mexico health authorities and the Indian Health Service tied those cases to uncooked large tomatoes.
At least 17 people in Texas and New Mexico have been hospitalized. None have died…
No farm, distributor or grocery chain has been identified as the main source, said Casey Barton Behravesh, a CDC epidemiologist working on the investigation.
C’mon, guys. We’re just getting into that time of year when fresh, ripe tomatoes are a weekly treat. Don’t make me nervous!
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June 28, 2008 at 2:01 pm
Read what the World Health Organization website has to say about salmonella, that the bacteria is transmitted mainly by animals, esp., cattle, poultry, eggs, etc., and then ask yourself why this information is being ignored, but tomatoes are being singled out. The FDA doesn’t think it’s tomatoes, yet only tomatoes are mentioned, never the real transmitters. Salmonella was contracted through the water supply in Michigan not long ago, but no mention is made of water being a transmitter of the bacteria.
Whose industry is being protected, and whose industry is being destroyed by these ‘black flag’ media reports?
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