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06-20-2008, 07:46 PM #1
FDA inspectors head for farms in Florida, Mexico in salmonel
Tainted tomato cases reach 552
FDA inspectors head for farms in Florida, Mexico in salmonella probe
MSNBC News Services
updated 4:23 p.m. ET, Fri., June. 20, 2008
NEW YORK - Food and Drug Administration inspectors are heading for farms in Florida and Mexico, as new clues emerge to the possible source of salmonella-tainted tomatoes that have now sickened 552 people.
The FDA wouldn’t say where in Florida and Mexico the hunt is centering. But officials stressed the clues don’t mean that a particular farm will turn out to be the culprit.
Investigators will pay special attention to big packing houses or distribution warehouses that enough tomatoes from those farms may have traveled through to account for what appears to be the nation’s largest-ever salmonella outbreak from tomatoes.
Most of this newest influx of cases were people who got sick weeks ago but hadn’t been counted yet. Some states began doing a better job of checking for salmonella as the outbreak has dragged on, while part of the surge comes from test results that had been backlogged in jammed laboratories. Earlier today, six new illnesses connected to tainted tomatoes were confirmed in New York City.
What hasn’t changed is that the earliest known victim got sick on April 10, and the latest on June 5.
But New Hampshire and Pennsylvania reported their first cases, bringing to 30 the number of states — plus Washington, D.C. — that have reported sick residents, although some may have been infected while traveling. At least 48 people have been hospitalized.
It might be impossible to trace the ultimate source of the tainted tomatoes, the Food and Drug Administration’s food safety chief warned Wednesday.
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06-20-2008, 08:16 PM #2
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06-20-2008, 08:20 PM #3What hasn’t changed is that the earliest known victim got sick on April 10, and the latest on June 5.
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06-20-2008, 08:29 PM #4
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Why do I get the feeling the FDA is proscrastinating on this one out of fear they might offend mexico if they find the illness originated in that country?
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06-21-2008, 01:21 AM #5Why do I get the feeling the FDA is proscrastinating on this one out of fear they might offend mexico if they find the illness originated in that countryJoin our efforts to Secure America's Borders and End Illegal Immigration by Joining ALIPAC's E-Mail Alerts network (CLICK HERE)
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06-21-2008, 03:53 AM #6
That's my suspicion as well.
I'll probably not eat another tomato unless it's home grown.
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06-21-2008, 04:24 AM #7
BOYCOTT MEXICO AND MEXICAN PRODUCE.....HEY, TOMATOES ARE EASILY GROWN IN BACKYARD GARDENS ALMOST ANYWHERE IN THE STATES. WHO NEEDS MEXICAN TOMATOES? WE HAVE OUR OWN AND CAN GROW THEM OURSELVES AS WELL.
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06-21-2008, 07:23 AM #8
Absolutely legalatino!
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06-21-2008, 01:02 PM #9
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Ironically my wife said she is not "afraid of dying" from eating tainted tomatoes. I said neither am I, It's getting sick and wishing you were dead and knowing your not going to die is what scares me! The tomatoes are gone!Join our efforts to Secure America's Borders and End Illegal Immigration by Joining ALIPAC's E-Mail Alerts network (CLICK HERE)
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