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Rooting Out the Rotten Tomatoes

By CLAIRE SUDDATH

Workers separate tomatoes at the sprawling Central de Abastos market in Mexico City on June 10

Workers separate tomatoes at the sprawling Central de Abastos market in Mexico City on June 10
Gregory Bull / AP


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So how much damage can a few rotten tomatoes really do? The tomato-linked salmonella outbreak announced by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on June 3 has claimed 228 victims in 23 states over 58 days (and counting). It has put 25 people in the hospital and may have had a role in hastening the death of a cancer patient. And then there’s the flurry of panic as many of the tomatoes that American consumers take for granted every day suddenly disappear

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Responses (3)

  1. SharLynn
    February 4, 2007 at 3:06 pm ·

    A very informative and interesting piece. Thank you for taking the time to reseach and publish.

  2. Marty Van Diest
    February 4, 2007 at 4:07 pm ·

    Thanks for comment, I hope to catalogue these articles so that over time it will be a good resource for users.

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