Tomato Scare!

Sundae · 06-17-2008, 09:47 AM

Information from here

Below is my precis of the article by Miranda Hitti, WebMD Health News and reviewed by Louise Chang, MD.

167 people in 17 states have been affected:
Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin.

No deaths reported.

Potential carriers:
Raw red Roma, raw red plum, and raw red round tomatoes, or products containing those types of tomatoes, UNLESS they are from the following States
• Alabama
• Arkansas
• California
• Georgia
• Hawaii
• Louisiana
• Maine
• Maryland
• Minnesota
• Mississippi
• New York
• Nebraska
• North Carolina
• Ohio
• Pennsylvania
• South Carolina
• Tennessee
• Texas
• West Virginia
• Belgium
• Canada
• Dominican Republic
• Guatemala
• Israel
• Netherlands
• Puerto Rico

Other safe tomatoes:
Cherry tomatoes, grape tomatoes, tomatoes sold with the vine still attached, and homegrown tomatoes

06-17-2008, 09:47 AM	#3
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Information from here Below is my precis of the article by Miranda Hitti, WebMD Health News and reviewed by Louise Chang, MD. 167 people in 17 states have been affected: Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin. No deaths reported. Potential carriers: Raw red Roma, raw red plum, and raw red round tomatoes, or products containing those types of tomatoes, UNLESS they are from the following States • Alabama • Arkansas • California • Georgia • Hawaii • Louisiana • Maine • Maryland • Minnesota • Mississippi • New York • Nebraska • North Carolina • Ohio • Pennsylvania • South Carolina • Tennessee • Texas • West Virginia • Belgium • Canada • Dominican Republic • Guatemala • Israel • Netherlands • Puerto Rico Other safe tomatoes: Cherry tomatoes, grape tomatoes, tomatoes sold with the vine still attached, and homegrown tomatoes __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

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