SMan
Jun 9 2008, 01:51 PM
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I was at one of the chain steakhouses yesterday and the first thing the waiter said was no tomatoes for anything because of this.
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The Food and Drug Administration is expanding its warning to consumers nationwide that a salmonellosis outbreak has been linked to consumption of certain raw red plum, red Roma, and red round tomatoes, and products containing these raw, red tomatoes.
SmokeChaser
Jun 9 2008, 02:00 PM
Longhorn?
PandorasBox
Jun 9 2008, 02:03 PM
I read somewhere today that McDonald's is pulling all tomatoes from their sandwiches... Guess no more Big & Tasty for me!
SMan
Jun 9 2008, 02:05 PM
QUOTE (SmokeChaser @ Jun 9 2008, 03:00 PM)
Longhorn?
Yeah, I think that was it. I was in Frederick and it was the one over on 85.
Dangit, I was just getting ready to buy some fresh salsa at the grocery store this afternoon. I had a hankerin'.
SmokeChaser
Jun 9 2008, 02:13 PM
Yeah, they told us the same thing at the Longhorn here in town yesterday too.
jelsey
Jun 9 2008, 02:17 PM
Buy them fresh, wash the hell out of them with dish liquid, rinse, eat, enjoy.
You gotta die sometime, might as well be happy while doing it.
PandorasBox
Jun 9 2008, 02:28 PM
What about that fruit & veggie wash? Would that work? I've never used the stuff before but just a thought...
SMan
Jun 9 2008, 02:46 PM
QUOTE (jelsey @ Jun 9 2008, 03:17 PM)
Buy them fresh, wash the hell out of them with dish liquid, rinse, eat, enjoy.
You gotta die sometime, might as well be happy while doing it.
Apparently, cooking them is the only sure way to get rid of the bacteria.
siriunsun
Jun 9 2008, 02:52 PM
That's one reason why I grow as much of my stuff as I can. Any bacteria will be from right where I am, and I am much more likely to have immunities to it.
Udmas
Jun 9 2008, 04:53 PM
Glad I don't like tomatoes.
Dodge Man
Jun 9 2008, 09:39 PM
QUOTE (Udmas @ Jun 9 2008, 05:53 PM)
Glad I don't like tomatoes.
That makes two of us UD. Can't stand the things.
communityhagerstown
Jun 10 2008, 03:55 AM
Thanks for the information. Salads are so popular in warm weather, so I guess it is time to really scrub or tend to that garden out back. Hopefully, we planted tomatoes, will have to check when I get home.
jelsey
Jun 10 2008, 10:08 AM
QUOTE (communityhagerstown @ Jun 10 2008, 04:55 AM)
Thanks for the information. Salads are so popular in warm weather, so I guess it is time to really scrub or tend to that garden out back. Hopefully, we planted tomatoes, will have to check when I get home.
You gotta CHECK to see IF you planted tomatos?
Good Lord Woman - you need to spend more time outside!
If you didn't, call me, I'll even deliver to Greencastle!
jelsey
Jun 10 2008, 10:09 AM
OK, I just checked your profile.
Was thinkin' you were in G-Castle.
My bad.
Guess I'll eat the gas money and deliver to Hagerstown, you poor, forgetful little thing.
Snoopy
Jun 10 2008, 10:49 AM
I heard a FDA guy say washing may not do the trick -- the bacteria can get inside the tomato.
jelsey
Jun 10 2008, 11:06 AM
QUOTE (Snoopy @ Jun 10 2008, 11:49 AM)
I heard a FDA guy say washing may not do the trick -- the bacteria can get inside the tomato.
So, I'm guessin' that the process of canning the tomatos will kill the bacteria?
Snoopy
Jun 10 2008, 01:22 PM
QUOTE (jelsey @ Jun 10 2008, 12:06 PM)
QUOTE (Snoopy @ Jun 10 2008, 11:49 AM)
I heard a FDA guy say washing may not do the trick -- the bacteria can get inside the tomato.
So, I'm guessin' that the process of canning the tomatos will kill the bacteria?
That's my understanding.
PandorasBox
Jun 10 2008, 01:41 PM
rescession, sky high gasoline prices, tornados, infectious tomatoes - geez - what's next???
WVDragonlady
Jun 10 2008, 02:43 PM
I just had 2 fairly good tomatoes this week that I got from a local farmer's market. I didn't ask where they came from. I do know that their early(late april) strawberries came from Southern va, and that their watermelons came from Fla. And just recently I believe that the cantalopes are from the carolinas( not sure).
I'm guessing that his toms didn't come from the same supplier that the restaurants did.
I feel fine so I'm not worrying.
PandorasBox
Jun 10 2008, 03:05 PM
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Signs and Symptoms of Salmonella Food Poisoning or Salmonellosis
Symptoms Appear Suddenly
Salmonellosis is a serious food-borne illness that is usually the result of eating food contaminated with the feces from an infected animal or person. Read all about salmonella.
Symptoms usually start anywhere from six to 72 hours after becoming infected with salmonella bacteria. They include:
Headache
Abdominal pain
Diarrhea
Nausea
Fever (almost always present)
Dehydration, especially in babies and older adults.
Other food-borne illnesses that cause diarrhea and can be confused with salmonellosis are:
I think if any of us got a hold of a bad mater, we'd know it!
jelsey
Jun 10 2008, 03:16 PM
OMG, I've got it!
Oh wait, maybe I'm just sick...of work.
ModSquad
Jun 10 2008, 03:20 PM
PandorasBox
Jun 10 2008, 03:23 PM
Nice print... That would look really cute on a t-shirt...
ModSquad
Jun 10 2008, 03:27 PM
It's box art from one of the releases of "Attack of the Killer Tomatos".
peacefrog
Jun 10 2008, 03:30 PM
I think the FDA release said that tomatoes on the vine were safe to eat.
As an alternative, check some of the local farm stands around if you really want some tomatoes. There are a few Mennonites that grow 'em in greenhouses around here.
BoldWoman
Jun 10 2008, 06:07 PM
Cherry tomatoes, grape tomatoes, tomatoes sold with the vine still attached and homegrown tomatoes are likely not the source of the outbreak.
Dodge Man
Jun 11 2008, 08:27 AM
It don't matter to me where the tomatoe comes from I am still not eatting them. YUK.
Ithlilian
Jun 11 2008, 04:18 PM
Yes, washing them doesn't help at all, you have to cook them to remove the threat. Wasn't that already said at the start of the thread, maybe I'm getting it mixed up with a news story I heard...
Udmas
Jun 11 2008, 04:59 PM
Hey, there's a nice cat video link in the picture thread.
oops, never mind
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