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 Tomatoes Bring Fair-Trade 
 Movement Stateside 

Meager pay, slavery conditions for pickers prompt boycott threat

Apr 29, 09 11:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - With tomato pickers earning 45 cents per 32-pound bucket—the same wage as 30 years ago—fair-labor coalitions have long staged protests and boycotts. Now one of the country's biggest food-services companies is taking up the cause, the Washington Post reports. Bon Appetit says that if growers don't agree to... More »

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migrant workers • minimum wage • labor • tomatoes • fair trade • growers • day laborers • Bon Appetit Management

 Finally, a 'Leak-Proof' Tomato  


Apr 28, 09 5:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - Dutch scientists say they've built a better tomato, ABC News reports. The “Intense” variety is being heralded as “leak-proof” and an end to soggy sandwiches by Tesco, the British supermarket chain that will sell it. The tomato—the result of a Dutch seed-breeding program—leaks virtually none of... More »

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Netherlands • produce • tomatoes • supermarket • sandwich • soggy • juice • food science • Bayer AG

 Can Tomatoes 
 Grow to Love 
 Shakespeare? 

Brit study puts plants-love-voices theory to the test

Mar 31, 09 4:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - A tomato by any other name might taste as sweet, but will it grow as fast without the sound of a human voice? A new British study intends to find out with recordings of Shakespeare's verse and a poem by John Wyndman. The recordings will be played to the plants... More »

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plants • tomatoes • William Shakespeare • scientific study • horticulture

(Newser) - A dozen years of prosecutions against Florida slave-holders still hasn't convinced Gov. Charlie Crist to back the cause—but he better, Barry Estabrook writes in Gourmet. Advocacy groups, who have tried for 2 years to meet with him, now threaten to re-enact slavery abuses in the state’s capital.... More »

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Florida • tomatoes • Charlie Crist • slavery • governor • farm workers • Immokalee • forced labor

ANALYSIS

Would Better Laws Have Caught Salmonella Scare?


Feb 23, 09 6:33 PM CST
(Newser) - A third of US states do not require testing of the salmonella bacteria involved in reported illnesses, possibly hampering national efforts to identify outbreaks, MSNBC reports. If testing were mandatory, proponents say, a strain’s widespread dissemination could be more quickly identified and the source more easily pinpointed. But states... More »

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • United States • tomatoes • salmonella • outbreak • testing • peanut butter • Peanut Corporation of America • laboratory • mandatory • voluntary

 UK Cook Eats 
 Own Hot Sauce, Dies 

Contest with girlfriend's brother ends in tragedy

Sep 29, 08 2:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - A budding British cook died last week after eating his own spicy tomato sauce, the London Times reports. Andrew Lee, 33, challenged his girlfriend’s brother to a contest, arriving with a jar of the sauce, made with chilies his father had grown. After eating it, he felt itchy and... More »

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food • death • tomatoes • chili sauce • Britain • chili peppers

Feds Dig Into Price-Fixing by Egg, Tomato Processors

New inquiries add to list of investigations

Sep 23, 08 3:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Justice Department is investigating allegations of price-fixing by tomato and egg processors, the Wall Street Journal reports today. California processor SK Foods is facing allegations it bribed buyers at six companies to pay inflated prices for tomato paste and chili peppers. Tomato prices have surged 16% over the past... More »

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Department of Justice • FBI • eggs • tomatoes • price fixing • egg • monopolistic practices • federal prosecution

 Salmonella Outbreak
 Likely Over: CDC

Peppers indeed carrier, agency finds, with Mexico farm a key player

Aug 28, 08 1:40 PM CDT
(AP) - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said today the salmonella outbreak that sickened more than 1,440 people appears to be over. A joint investigation by the CDC and the Food and Drug Administration found strong evidence that jalapeno peppers were a major carrier of the bacteria, and that... More »

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FDA • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • tomatoes • salmonella • probe • outbreak • peppers

 Salmonella at Mexico Farm: FDA 

Safety official calls finding 'smoking gun'

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... More »

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Mexico • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • tomatoes • salmonella • probe

 Tomatoes OK, FDA Says 

Salmonella warning is lifted, though investigation continues

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... More »

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FDA • Mexico • tomatoes • salmonella • ban • outbreak • chili peppers

Fla. Tomato Growers Seek Millions in Salmonella Relief

Congress should write check to cover 'blunder' by FDA, other agencies

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... More »

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Florida • tomatoes • salmonella • farmers

Italian Cooks Up Eggplant and Tomato Tree

Hardy hybrid said to yield better produce than nature intended

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... More »

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trees • science • genetic modification • tomatoes • botany • eggplant

Salmonella Now Largest Food-Borne Outbreak in US

More than 1,000 cases reported; tomatoes and hot peppers still the main suspects

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... More »

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food contamination • public health • food safety • tomatoes • salmonella

FDA Salmonella Probe Switches to Jalapenos

Investigators eying other salsa ingredients for source of outbreak

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... More »

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FDA • food contamination • food safety • tomatoes • salmonella • chili peppers

You Say Tomato, the FDA Says There's Another Culprit Here

Feds eye other produce as salmonella source

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... More »

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FDA • produce • tomatoes • salmonella • farmer • outbreak

 101 Cool
 Summer Dishes 

Be the star of the 4th of July picnic in 20 minutes or less

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.
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food • recipes • tomatoes • Mark Bittman • summer • picnic • lemons

Tomatoes May Not Be Behind Salmonella Outbreak

Government cautions remain in place as probe continues

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... More »

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food safety • tomatoes • salmonella • Food and Drug Administration

Chicago Watchful for Second Helping of Tainted Taste

Officials remind of their limited role, year after salmonella outbreak at popular festival

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... More »

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food • Chicago • public health • bacteria • tomatoes • salmonella • Taste of Chicago

Tomato Salmonella Cases Rise to 383 in 30 States

Increase may be due to closer scrutiny, rather than new outbreak

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... More »

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FDA • public health • food safety • tomatoes • salmonella

 Label-Free
 Tainted Tomatoes 
 Tough to Trace 

Months later, FDA still tracking salmonella-tainted food

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... More »

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food poisoning • FDA • recall • tomatoes • salmonella

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