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July 2008
- Salmonella at Mexico Farm: FDA
  
  Associated Press | Jul 30, 08 3:07 PM CDT
  
  (AP) - The salmonella strain linked to a nationwide outbreak has been found in irrigation water and a serrano pepper at a Mexican farm, federal health officials said today. The FDA's food safety chief called the finding a key breakthrough in the case, as did another health official. "We have a smoking gun, it appears," said a CDC director. More »
  
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  Mexico • salmonella • tomatoes • Centers for Disease Control • probe
- Tomatoes OK, FDA Says
  
  Associated Press | Jul 17, 08 3:20 PM CDT
  
  (AP) - The US government has declared it's OK to eat tomatoes again, lifting its salmonella warning amid signs that the outbreak, while not over, may finally be slowing. Officials reiterated earlier warnings that the people most at risk of salmonella should avoid hot peppers, particularly jalapenos and serranos. The Food and Drug Administration is sending inspectors to Mexico to investigate a packing house that receives peppers from a number of farms. More »
  
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  Mexico • FDA • outbreak • salmonella • tomatoes • ban • chili peppers
- Fla. Tomato Growers Seek Millions in Salmonella Relief
  
  Sarasota Herald-Tribune | Jul 15, 08 4:16 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Florida tomato growers are seeking millions from Congress to help pay for a "blatant blunder" by federal agencies in the salmonella investigation that has gravely damaged their sales, the Sarasota Herald-Tribune reports. Conservative estimates put the losses of Florida’s growers at $100 million, with estimates reaching beyond $300 million when growers in other states and associated shipping and vending are included. More »
  
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  Florida • salmonella • tomatoes • farmers
- Italian Cooks Up Eggplant and Tomato Tree
  
  ANSA (Italy) | Jul 11, 08 2:12 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A Sicilian amateur botanist claims to have developed a plant hybrid that functions as the world’s first tomato/eggplant tree, ANSA reports. Taking advantage of the fact that all three share the same genus, Giuseppe Marino grafted tomato and eggplant tissue onto a devil’s fig shrub, a hardy plant that can survive with very little water. More »
  
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  science • tomatoes • trees • genetic modification • botany
- Salmonella Now Largest Food-Borne Outbreak in US
  
  LiveScience | Jul 9, 08 7:30 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The number of salmonella cases has surpassed 1,000, making it the nation's largest food-borne outbreak, says the CDC. Despite the volume of cases, investigators still can't quite pinpoint the exact cause or source, LiveScience reports. Certain types of tomatoes, hot peppers and cilantro—the main ingredients of salsa—remain the main suspects. More »
  
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  public health • food safety • salmonella • tomatoes • food contamination
- FDA Salmonella Probe Switches to Jalapenos
  
  Wall Street Journal | Jul 5, 08 5:37 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Jalapeno peppers have pushed tomatoes off the top of the FDA's suspect list in the recent salmonella outbreak, reports the Wall Street Journal . Investigators believe salsa may be the culprit in the rash of illnesses, and after a drop in tomato consumption failed to halt a rise in cases, they switched focus to other ingredients—especially peppers. The agency says tomatoes aren't in the clear yet, but the hunt is on for tainted jalapenos. More »
  
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  FDA • food safety • salmonella • tomatoes • food contamination • chili peppers
- You Say Tomato, the FDA Says There's Another Culprit Here
  
  Los Angeles Times | Jul 2, 08 3:13 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Health officials are looking into produce other than tomatoes as the source of the recent salmonella outbreak, reports the Los Angeles Times . With much of the tomato harvest wrapped up and new cases emerging, the FDA is investigating produce typically served with tomatoes, though officials refuse to say what that other produce might be. More »
  
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  FDA • farmer • outbreak • salmonella • tomatoes • produce
- 101 Cool Summer Dishes
  
  New York Times | Jul 2, 08 11:00 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - With the summer picnic season heating up, Mark "The Minimalist" Bittman of the New York Times checks in with his semiannual list of quick, easy dishes. He calls for fewer tomatoes than you might expect, and many, many lemons. Some high points: "Take cold pizza and lemon. Squeeze lemon over pizza. Really." More »
  
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  food • tomatoes • summer • recipes • Mark Bittman
June 2008
- Tomatoes May Not Be Behind Salmonella Outbreak
  
  Associated Press | Jun 27, 08 4:30 PM CDT
  
  (AP) - As salmonella cases continue to climb, the government is checking to see whether tainted tomatoes are in fact to blame for the record outbreak, the AP reports. Federal officials say the problem may be with another ingredient or with a warehouse contaminating newly harvested tomatoes.The widening outbreak, with 810 people confirmed ill, means whatever is making people sick could still be on the market. More »
  
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  food safety • salmonella • tomatoes • Food & Drug Administration
- Chicago Watchful for Second Helping of Tainted Taste
  
  Chicago Tribune | Jun 27, 08 1:56 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - With news still coming of people stricken by tomatoes tainted with salmonella, health officials say they're taking full precautions to prevent another outbreak at this year's Taste of Chicago, the Tribune reports. Booths will be inspected four times a day for sanitary conditions at the event, which begins today—though authorities warn they don't test actual dishes for safety. More »
  
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  Chicago • food • public health • salmonella • tomatoes • bacteria • Taste of Chicago
- Tomato Salmonella Cases Rise to 383 in 30 States
  
  Associated Press | Jun 18, 08 7:31 PM CDT
  
  (AP) - Federal health officials have learned of 106 more cases of salmonella linked to tainted tomatoes, putting the outbreak's total to 383 and counting. Most of this newest influx of cases were people who got sick weeks ago but had not been counted previously. Some states began doing closer checking for salmonella as the outbreak has dragged on. The last known sickness occurred on June 5. More »
  
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  FDA • public health • food safety • salmonella • tomatoes
- Label-Free Tainted Tomatoes Tough to Trace
  
  Associated Press | Jun 16, 08 2:29 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Two months after salmonella-tainted tomatoes entered the food supply, the FDA has still not tracked down the source. Blame the label-free tomato with no bar codes to help investigators, reports AP. The FDA has had to rely on the fickle memories of victims, who are having trouble recalling if they ate the plum, roma or round variety. More »
  
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  FDA • salmonella • tomatoes • recalls • food poisoning
- Are Tomatoes From Local Farms Safer?
  
  Newsweek | Jun 15, 08 10:02 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Salmonella-tainted tomatoes that sickened 228 people in 28 states may be a boon to the local-food movement, but Newsweek takes a look at whether "locavores" should be so smug. Equating smaller farms with safer practices—and long-distance shipping with more time for bacteria to infect food—more produce-lovers are turning to farmers’ markets. Sales rose almost 20 percent in recent years, but scientists warn that local doesn’t guarantee safe, and mistakes can be made at any size—or distance. More »
  
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  food • salmonella • tomatoes • food contamination • Food and Drug Administration • local produce
- Fla., Mexico Are Main Salmonella Sources: FDA
  
  Wall Street Journal | Jun 13, 08 4:40 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The Food and Drug Administration is focusing Florida and Mexico as sources of the salmonella outbreak that has afflicted 228 people in 23 states, the Wall Street Journal reports. The “vast majority” of tomatoes imported at the time of outbreak appear to have come from those areas. Officials have increased sampling of tomatoes, but so far have not found any additional tainted produce. More »
  
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  Florida • Mexico • FDA • outbreak • salmonella • tomatoes • food contamination • vegetables
- You Say Tomato, He Says Salmonella?!
  
  Gourmet | Jun 12, 08 2:50 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Food-safety experts continue to scratch their heads over the recent salmonella outbreak in tomatoes—and Barry Estabrook, in Gourmet , is peeved that he can't get any explanation on how the intestinal bacteria actually gets inside. One expert from a produce trade group speculates that contaminants enter through cuts in the fruit’s skin as it spends months ripening on the vine. More »
  
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  FDA • salmonella • tomatoes • food contamination
- Global Food Chain Ensures Ills Never Go Out of Season
  
  Los Angeles Times | Jun 11, 08 1:01 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - On the heels of a tomato scare, US consumers need to look closely at the risks and ever-rising costs of the global network that supplies produce no matter the season, Tim Rutten writes in the Los Angeles Times . "When one packer's tainted produce goes to three or four countries, what would have been a local problem becomes an international one," he notes. More »
  
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  salmonella • tomatoes • fruits and vegetables • local produce • produce
- McDonald's: Hold the Tomatoes
  
  Chicago Tribune | Jun 9, 08 1:53 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - McDonald’s is pulling sliced tomatoes from its sandwiches following a nationwide outbreak of salmonella linked to the fruit. A spokesman was quick to note that the chain has not detected the bacteria in its supplies, “but with an abundance of caution, we want to make sure our food items containing tomatoes are absolutely safe," he told the Chicago Tribune . More »
  
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  FDA • restaurant • McDonald's • outbreak • salmonella • tomatoes • bacteria • CDC • sandwich
- Salmonella Outbreak Traced to Tomatoes
  
  Reuters | Jun 4, 08 2:10 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Tomatoes may be the source of a salmonella outbreak across nine states, Reuters reports. Health officials blame tomatoes for 57 reported salmonella cases in Texas and New Mexico since April, and the agency is investigating possible connections to cases in Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas and Utah. At least 17 people have been hospitalized, with no deaths reported. Early information indicates that raw red plum, red Roma, or round red tomatoes are the cause of the outbreak. More »
  
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  outbreak • salmonella • tomatoes • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • Food and Drug Administration
May 2008
- Why Organic Tomatoes Are Better for You
  
  NPR | May 31, 08 6:34 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Some organically grown tomatoes appear to have higher levels of potent antioxidants, and the reason may be in the fertilizer, NPR reports. Researchers at UC Davis running tests on levels of the antioxidants, known as flavonoids, found 79%-97% higher flavonoid levels in the organic tomatoes. More »
  
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  agriculture • research • tomatoes • organic food • organic • flavonoids
- Geneticists Solve Mystery of Giant Tomatoes
  
  Reuters | May 12, 08 11:29 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Tomatoes would be about the size of blueberries if it weren't for two key genetic mutations, Reuters reports. Scientists mapping the plant's DNA discovered one gene that encourages additional cell division, and another that allows the fruit to grow many more internal compartments. Together the changes have created tomatoes up to 1,000 times bigger than their wild ancestors. More »
  
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  genetics • agriculture • genes • crops • tomatoes • mutation

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