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FDA WARNS CONSUMERS ABOUT TOMATOES

June 4th, 2008 · No Comments · FDA, Food Borne Illness, Food Safety, Salmonella

The FDA is urging consumers in New Mexico and Texas to stop eating raw tomatoes until they find the source of a salmonella outbreak that has been linked to the fruit.

So far, 57 cases of salmonella infections have been confirmed in New Mexico and Texas spanning from late April through May, and 17 of those required hospitalization.

Investigation continues into another 30 possible cases in Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas and Utah.

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