A Little Bit More to Stalking the Killer Tomatoes to Florida and Mexico: As the story on the exploration of the “tomato-related” Salmonellosis possibly being due to another cause(s) was being assembled, the FDA has released another announcement on their update page on the progress of their investigation, as a PDF transcript, that discusses the currently [...]
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The Setup When the initial information about the afflicted persons came in, supposedly due to the tomato-related Salmonellosis, the serious cases were alleged to be salsa-, guacamole- and/or picante-related. While this was later translated to being due to tomatoes, what if it isn’t? Why is this little detail so important? Because the number of cases [...]
Fuddruckers: The Setup A few days ago (this past Thursday (6/26/2008, ‘kay?)), I went over to Fuddruckers to celebrate Tom’s birthday. Several days before that (on 6/15/2008, in fact), we’d gone over to Fudd’s, only to find out that they had yanked their tomatoes, due to the Salmonellois outbreak. As we sat in our large [...]
For folks who need that “extra ooomph” in explanations of potentially serious health risks (or because reading text may be somewhat… challenging), the FDA has prepared a one-page PDF that outlines the current state of affairs associated with their public activities surrounding the tomato-related Salmonellosis. While the events described in the PDF have been going [...]
The FDA is continuing its investigation on the tomato-associated Salmonellosis, and several FDA updates have occurred over the past weekend. Unfortunately, the M&M numbers continue to increase. In addition to the FDA, the CDC and the Indian Health Service are also participating in the investigation. Impacted Raw Tomato Types The types of raw tomatoes affected [...]
A Little Bit: Earlier today, the FDA posted an announcement on their update page that their investigation on the tomato-associated Salmonellosis has traced the tomatoes linked to the outbreak to some farms in Florida and Mexico. A PDF transcript of the FDA briefing on their investigation is also available.
Still following the investigation chain regarding the Salmonellosis linked to raw tomatoes I discussed a several days ago? The FDA has updated its information on the tomato-based Salmonellosis yesterday. The FDA update reiterates the danger associated with raw tomatoes of the following varieties (as well as products produced with these tomatoes in their raw form): [...]
Remember the Salmonellosis linked to raw tomatoes I discussed a few days ago? The FDA has updated its information on the tomato-based Salmonellosis yesterday and earlier today. The FDA update reiterates the danger associated with raw tomatoes of the following varieties (as well as products produced with these tomatoes in their raw form): Red plum tomatoes [...]
Remember the Salmonellosis linked to raw tomatoes I discussed a few days ago? Yesterday’s update from the FDA reiterates the danger associated with raw tomatoes of the following varieties (as well as products produced with these tomatoes in their raw form): Red plum tomatoes Red Roma tomatoes Round red tomatoes In addition, the following list [...]
Remember the Salmonellosis linked to raw tomatoes I discussed yesterday? Today’s update from the FDA includes two key points: The warning now applies to all consumers nationwide, not merely consumers in the states previously listed with reported cases; Additional states were added to the list of places producing tomatoes that are not associated with the Salmonellosis [...]
