What is the FDA tomato problem all about?!


Question: What is the FDA tomato problem all about!?
I walked into Burger King yesterday, and they said due to a recall by the FDA, they aren't serving tomatoes!. This also happened at Subway!. What happend!?Www@FoodAQ@Com


Answers:
PLEASE, Everyone - It's not a recall!. It's an outbreak and an investigation into the outbreak!. FDA has only issued a warning - not a recall!.

Certain fresh tomatoes have been associated with cases of Salmonella!. FDA suggests avoiding raw romas, plum and round tomatoes unless you know where they've been grown and harvested:
http://www!.fda!.gov/oc/opacom/hottopics/t!.!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

It is said that a bacteria called salmonella has gotten into several tomatoes like round tomatoes and rose and red plums tomatoes!.

Salmonella is a bacteria gets get into crops probably by not washing hands or if animals used the same water wash or drink into the tomato fields!.

Some tomatoes are good to eat if they come in a plastic small casing or if they have some of their vines still intact on them!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

they saw traces of salmonella in the tomatoes!. they can be eaten when cooked-to kill the bacteria- but i don't think anybody wants to take that risk, so many restaurants banned them- it's like the spinach & packed salad situation- they saw traces of e!.coli so they warned people not to eat them!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Apparently they have samanella or however you spell it in them!. I'm just curios how they got it in them when that particular bacteria is usually transmitted from cross-contamination of dirty surfaces usually raw foods!?
How do the tomatoes get it!?Www@FoodAQ@Com

salmonella-again! Always ,ALWAYS wash your fruit and veggies! Getting a little tired of this myself!. Support your local farmers and you won't have to worry as much since they are not packed and shipped for days!. If you can't find it close to home-don't eat it!.Cripes! Not sure if I spelt it right!.Should know how by now-seen it enough! lol!.HAGD TCWww@FoodAQ@Com

One people got sick from some bad very bad tomato's an now the FDA said that if amy one sales any tomato's they will have to pay a high fine!. The people at wal-mart an md's an some other rest said they will not have them on there menu!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

tomatoes grown in mexico they use human manure and that it where the disease is coming from eat only tomatoes american tomatoes look on the tomatoe and see where it was grown they are restocking the tomaotes now!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Yeah, I just went to Red Robin yesterday and they weren't serving tomatoes either!.!.!. it's because of the salmonella outbreak, a couple people have died from it recently!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

there was some breakouts of salmonella
that stuff that was in that certain type of peanut butter
it's about dehydration I think!.!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

salmonella a lot of places are stoppin also cause customers are worried about it to so they are goin with the flow I haven't seen anyone serving themWww@FoodAQ@Com

the tomatoes were supposedly infected with salmonella, which some were!. but now things are getting better!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

MANY TOMATOES,ESPECIALLY IMPORTS,WERE CONTAMINATED BY SALMONELLAWww@FoodAQ@Com

There is an outbreak of salmonella in tomatoes, and they can't find the source!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Salmonella idk if it spelled that right but u can get them from people who home grow them like a stand or if u live in middle tn theres a place in White BluffWww@FoodAQ@Com

They have selominela (sp) in themWww@FoodAQ@Com

contamination with salmonella
probably from irrigation contaminated with sewageWww@FoodAQ@Com

salmonellaWww@FoodAQ@Com





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