"12 cases of salmonella linked to outbreak
Twelve cases of salmonella in Massachusetts, two of which required hospitalization, have been linked to the national outbreak associated with raw tomatoes, a statement by the Department of Public Health said. More than 500 cases of Salmonella Saintpaul have been reported nationwide. Between May 30 and June 8, seven women and five men in Suffolk, Norfolk, Middlesex, Worcester, and Plymouth counties were affected by the strain of salmonella linked to the outbreak. Tomatoes grown in Massachusetts are considered safe, but the Food and Drug Administration advises against eating raw red tomatoes from other states (Boston Globe June 21 2008)."
One wonders how the victims noticed the difference between the tomatoes and the regular feedings of shit.
Also see: The Failing FDA
The Tomato-Fumbling FDA
And they still can't find them.
But they need spying power to crawl up my e-mail ass, huh?
"Tomato probe cites 2 sources" by Bloomberg News | June 21, 2008
WASHINGTON - US regulators believe that tomatoes grown in Mexico or Florida are the source of a salmonella outbreak associated with 552 illnesses.
The United States is sending investigators to check farms and other points along the supply chain from Mexico and Florida to identify more precisely where the contamination occurred, said David Acheson, the Food and Drug Administration's associate commissioner for foods.
"We have been able to confirm through our trace-back two different potential legs: one that takes us back to farms in Mexico, one that takes us back to farms in Florida," Acheson said yesterday. "It could be anywhere on that distribution chain where all of these tomatoes were together at one point. It could be in a packing shed, it could be in a warehouse at some point where the contamination has occurred."
It could be... anything!!! We don't know!
And you are PAYING for this PROTECTION, 'murkns!
Hope they do a better job keeping out "terrorists."
The number of illnesses increased 169 from the 383 provided by health officials on June 18, according to data presented yesterday by Ian Williams of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, during a conference call. The illnesses occurred in 32 states and Washington, D.C."
