Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Food & Life It's the season for poisonous tomatoes
Posted by Cliff Bostock @cliffbostock on Tue, Jun 10, 2008 at 3:49 PM
NPR's "Morning Edition" featured a piece about salmonella and tomatoes this morning:
McDonald's "Big N' Tasty" sandwich is a little smaller Tuesday, and the Chicken Ranch BLT has temporarily lost its "T." Tomatoes are under scrutiny as the possible culprit in a salmonella outbreak that has sickened at least 145 people in more than a dozen states.Federal health officials are trying to pinpoint the source of the contamination, and in the meantime, several restaurant chains, including McDonald's and Chipotle Mexican Grill, have stopped using fresh tomatoes altogether as a precaution. Wal-Mart, Winn-Dixie and other supermarkets have also pulled some types of tomatoes from their produce aisles.
You can read or listen to the whole report here. The report also includes tips from the FDA for avoiding poisonous tomatoes.
(Image from Tomatoes Are Evil.)
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