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tomatoes stories: 29 news summaries

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Are Tomatoes From Local Farms Safer?

Mistakes can be made at any size operation, scientists warn

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... More »

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food • food contamination • tomatoes • salmonella • local produce • Food and Drug Administration

 Fla., Mexico Are Main
 Salmonella Sources: FDA 

Agency stepping up efforts to track contamination

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... More »

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Florida • FDA • Mexico • food contamination • vegetables • tomatoes • salmonella • outbreak

OPINION

 You Say Tomato,
 He Says Salmonella?! 

Feds' 'confusing, back-assward' bumbling can't explain how insides got contaminated

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... More »

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FDA • food contamination • tomatoes • salmonella

OPINION

Global Food Chain Ensures Ills Never Go Out of Season

Local sources look ever better considering price and risk, as tomatoes show

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,... More »

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produce • tomatoes • salmonella • fruits and vegetables • local produce

McDonald's: Hold the Tomatoes

Salmonella outbreak prompts cautionary ban on sliced garnish

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... More »

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FDA • McDonald's • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • bacteria • restaurant • tomatoes • salmonella • outbreak • sandwich

 Salmonella Outbreak
 Traced to Tomatoes 

At least 87 reported cases in nine states

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... More »

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • tomatoes • salmonella • outbreak • Food and Drug Administration

 Why Organic Tomatoes
Are Better for You

Researchers probe antioxidant-enhanced tomatoes

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 • organic food • research • organic • tomatoes • flavonoids • University of California Davis

Geneticists Solve Mystery of Giant Tomatoes

Without mutations on just 2 genes, red fruit would be tiny bud

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... More »

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agriculture • genetics • mutation • tomatoes • genes • crops

You Say 'Tomato,' FDA Says 'Not a Cancer Cure-All'

Study shows no link between lycopene and reduced risk of many types of the disease

Jul 11, 07 1:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - Tomatoes and lycopene, the pigment that gives them their color, do not prevent cancer, the FDA says, contradicting preliminary research. Researchers analyzed 145 studies of lycopene, tomatoes, and cancer risk and found "no credible evidence" that the vegetable wards off lung, colorectal, breast, cervical or uterine cancers, according to... More »

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cancer • FDA • breast cancer • Harvard Medical School • prostate cancer • preventative medicine • cervical cancer • lung cancer • vegetables • ovarian cancer • cancer research • lycopene • tomatoes • colorectal cancer

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