Tomatoes not alone on FDA’s radar

“As salmonella cases continue to climb, the government is investigating whether tainted tomatoes really are to blame for the record outbreak — or if the problem is with another ingredient or a warehouse that is contaminating newly harvested tomatoes…”

There was been an outbreak of salmonella in the US, starting in April. It has been attributed to fresh tomatoes which were of course pulled from all the grocery store shelves. Interested in this sort of thing, I followed the story.

The tomato industry has been devastated of course. The way things happen to inanimate objects (like tomatoes) is exactly the way things happen to people. One day you’re fine, business a usual, the next day you’re in a crisis with no idea when it will end.
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