Well, if the FDA needed to give us another reason to grow our own food - this is it! 167 intances of Salmonella Saintpaul in 17 states (mostly in Texas and New Mexio).
Fast food restaurants are pulling their roma, round and plum tomatoes off their sandwiches and grocery stores are tossing their shipped in tomatoes that may cause this rare strain involved in the current outbreak... This is a perfect example of why we MUST BUY LOCAL or GROW OUR OWN VEGETABLES!!!
The center of disease control only lists a few exceptions to the rule of "Don't eat tomatoes"and one of them... Unless they are homegrown! C'mon people - if this isn't a sign you were waiting for - I don't know what is!
Salmonella Saintpaul is known to cause diarrhea (which may be bloody), fever, nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain. Serious and potentially fatal cases are more likely in young children, frail or elderly people, and people with weak immune systems (from WebMD) McDonald's, Burger King, Wal-Mart, Kroger, Outback Steakhouse, Winn-Dixie, and Taco Bell are among the companies pulling suspect tomatoes, the Associated Press reports.
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