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At least 17 people in Texas and New Mexico have been hospitalized. None have died, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Another 30 people have become sick with the same Salmonella Saintpaul infection in Arizona, Utah, Colorado, Kansas, Idaho, Illinois and Indiana. CDC investigators are looking into whether tomatoes were culprits there, too.
In Texas and New Mexico, raw large tomatoes — including Roma and red round tomatoes — were found to be a common factor in the 40 illnesses. But no farm, distributor or grocery chain has been identified as the main source, said Casey Barton Behravesh, a CDC epidemiologist working on the investigation.
Originally posted by ImJaded
reply to post by sc2099
I think it's a bit far fetched to categorize people as you have in this regard.
Plenty of "citizens" do it too I am sure.
How is this limited to a one people ?
But wow, tomatoes ? really ? I have never heard of this nor thought a tomato could make someone ill. I eat raw tomatoes all the time but I throughly wash them before doing so.
Originally posted by Gramafaloon
reply to post by sc2099
I agree with your sentiment sc2099, but sometimes sentiment can obfuscate facts. As we saw with the recent (2006) ecoli spinach disaster, it was farm runoff and treated sewage (used as irrigation....YUCK!) that were the likely culprits, and not poopy-handed workers.