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Source of tainted tomatoes in salmonella outbreak still unknown
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Federal officials said Thursday that they might never learn which farms produced tainted tomatoes that have now sickened 228 people in 23 states with a rare form of salmonella. (article 1)
Cherry tomatoes, grape tomatoes, tomatoes sold with the vine still attached and homegrown tomatoes are likely not the source of the outbreak, federal officials said. (article 8)
WASHINGTON - The toll from salmonella-tainted tomatoes jumped to 228 illnesses Thursday as the government learned of five dozen previously unknown cases and said it is possible the food poisoning contributed to a cancer patient's death. (article 3)
" I have had phone calls from producers saying their tomatoes are being blocked, not all varieties but some varieties Alberto Cardenas said, stressing that U.S. officials had found no evidence so far that Mexican tomatoes were unsafe to eat. (article 14)
Experts say supermarkets and fast food chains that threw out tomatoes suspected in a salmonella outbreak were acting aggressively to protect their customers' health and avoid a consumer backlash. (article 4)
CHICAGO (AP) - McDonald's, Wal-Mart and other chains have halted sales of some raw tomatoes as federal health officials work to trace the source of a multistate outbreak of salmonella food poisoning. (article 6)
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tomatoes, Salmonella, Outbreak, FDA, Food |
Source articles
- body {background:#FFFFFF} (L.A. Times, 06/13/2008, 702 words)
- Source of tainted tomatoes in salmonella outbreak still unknown (L.A. Times, 06/12/2008, 559 words)
- Tainted-tomato illness toll hits 228 (msnbc.msn.com, 06/12/2008, 474 words)
- Why did food sellers treat tomatoes like hot potatoes? (boston.com, 06/10/2008, 462 words)
- CDC: 228 cases of illnesses related to tainted tomatoes (CNN, 06/12/2008, 353 words)
- Big Chains Withdraw Tomatoes From Menus (nytimes.com, 06/10/2008, 288 words)
- McDonald's, others pull tomatoes over salmonella (Washington Post, 06/12/2008, 357 words)
- Tomatoes pulled off shelves amid salmonella scare (Washington Post, 06/12/2008, 333 words)
- Now It’s Tomatoes on the Food-Recall List (nytimes.com, 06/12/2008, 329 words)
- F.D.A. Reports Progress in Tracing Salmonella (nytimes.com, 06/11/2008, 593 words)
- ABC News: Mexico Tomato Growers Say Warning Unfair (ABCNews, 06/11/2008, 344 words)
- Salmonella scare halts Mexican tomato exports, floods local markets (dallasnews.com, 06/12/2008, 611 words)
- Mexicans Buy Tomatoes Rejected by U.S. (Washington Post, 06/11/2008, 430 words)
- Worried U.S. buyers block Mexican tomatoes at border (Washington Post, 06/12/2008, 275 words)
- U.S. Health Officials Closer to Origin of Salmonella Outbreak (Washington Post, 06/11/2008, 258 words)
- How Do Tainted Tomatoes Get to Your Plate? (ABCNews, 06/12/2008, 970 words)
- 228 People in 22 States Sickened in Ongoing Salmonella-Tomato Outbreak (Washington Post, 06/12/2008, 398 words)
- Report Faults F.D.A. Action for Safe Food (nytimes.com, 06/12/2008, 377 words)
- News for Dallas, Texas (dallasnews.com, 06/12/2008, 385 words)
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