North America Tomato Industry Reeling: Growers

Reuters ^ | Jun 10, 2008 | Jane Sutton

[pfflier]

Some websites indicate bird and bird products carry salmonella. It's as good a theory as any. It still points to surface contamination with the tomatoes, at growing, handling or processing.

In any case, I miss my pico de gallo.

[nw_arizona_granny]

Yes it is of interest, thank you for the ping.

Amazing what they do to our food.

[The Ghost of Rudy McRomney]

Local news said tonight all OheilO tomatoes are safe.

[brytlea]

Yes, salmonella makes me think of birds for sure. I have a cast iron stomach, but I’ve always been a little bit “Mr. Monk” in the kitchen, and we have not ever had any sort of major food poisoning (I say major because I think a lot of *stomach flu* is really mild food poisoning). I’m not sure you can have a resistance to honest to goodness salmonella if you get a good enough dose. Maybe I’m wrong.

susie