Marked Increase Of Cases Links To Salmobnella-Tainted Tomatoes

This could be a bad news for you if you are a tomato lover! There has been reported for people fallen ill after eating tainted tomatoes caused by salmonella bacteria where the first outbreak was discovered in April. The reported number of people however has now increased to nearly 400 cases in 30 over states. The ages of the patients ranges from under 1 to 88 years old, and 47 percent of them are female.



McDonald's Corp., the world's largest hamburger chain, stopped serving sliced tomatoes on its sandwiches as a precaution until the source of the salmonella is known. McDonald's will continue serving grape tomatoes in its salads because no problems have been linked to that variety.

The FDA is investigating the source of the outbreak and the outbreak was linked to certain varieties of raw tomatoes including red plum, red Roma and red round.

Watch out!! The outbreak is not over yet. How is the source linked to the tomato? Perhaps from the contaminated soil or water or watever it is. Therefore, there is something everyone of us should do such as eat the cooked tomato if you really have to eat tomato during this critical period. Salmonella bacteria will cause terrible illness for good immune system of middle age adult but for elderly and infants it could be lethal.

Warning for the below tomatoes especially raw product:
1. Round Red Tomatoes
2. Roma Tomatoes
3. Plum Tomatoes

Relatively safe tomatoes are:
1. Cherry Tomatoes
2. Grape Tomatoes
3. Tomatoes with the vine attached
4. Home-grown tomatoes

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