Salmonella outbreak

karpes · June 4, 2008

Yet another reason to grow your own tomatoes! http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,362544,00.html

feldon30 · June 4, 2008

Very popular topic! Another reason to be happy I grow my own...

http://www.tomatoville.com/showthread.php?t=8810
http://www.tomatoville.com/showthread.php?t=8808

creister · June 4, 2008

Maybe the horrible taste of store tomatoes is a blessing in disguise? Do incidences of tainted produce seem to be on the rise, or is the finding and reporting of cases just more common? I am only 40, so maybe some of the more seasoned on this forum could respond?

creister · June 4, 2008

I should have put respond more in depth than us younger posters.

Tomatovator · June 5, 2008

When did 40 years old become "younger"?

creister · June 6, 2008

I'm not sure, but what the heck, I remember going to eat with grandpa & grandma. Met some couple in their 90's. Told my 80 year old grandparents they were youngsters.
I guess to somebody that is older than 40, I am younger, but I sure feel old somedays.

gardenpaws_VA · June 7, 2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by creister

Maybe the horrible taste of store tomatoes is a blessing in disguise? Do incidences of tainted produce seem to be on the rise, or is the finding and reporting of cases just more common? I am only 40, so maybe some of the more seasoned on this forum could respond?

I'm not sure the incidence is up all that much, but I do think that it has the potential to affect more people each time, due to the amount of produce potentially tainted in one commercial field or one processing plant, and the wide area to which a given batch of produce may be shipped.

Ruth_10 · June 8, 2008

Stopped in the nearest Wal Mart tonight and the tomatoes are gone from the shelves in the produce section.

celestina · June 8, 2008

At our Walmart as well as the other stores.

elkwc36 · June 8, 2008

Still had Campari's, one local greenhouses tomatoes at our United last night. Didn't see all the "vine ripened ones you usually see. I imagine they have been pulled. Know some of those have said raised in Mexico. JD

Elliot · June 11, 2008

I wonder what is causing this outbreak?

feldon30 · June 11, 2008

So does the understaffed. underfunded FDA. So do the Florida tomato growers who are sitting on millions of dollars worth of tasteless tomatoes wondering when they will be able to sell them again.

bryanccfshr · June 11, 2008

It's a good time for local farmers. !

matt_ · June 15, 2008

I work for a small organic farm and the Potted Tomato Plants are selling for $8 are 2 ft tall (they are getting out of control should the truth be told ) in a Gallon pot and walking out the door .

The Farmer told us that FDA food "scares" are great for him and remind people to buy locally ,organic and direct from the farmstand or Farmers Market .

June 4, 2008	#1
karpes Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2008 Location: Louisiana Posts: 73	Salmonella outbreak Yet another reason to grow your own tomatoes! http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,362544,00.html

June 4, 2008	#2
feldon30 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 5,346	Very popular topic! Another reason to be happy I grow my own... http://www.tomatoville.com/showthread.php?t=8810 http://www.tomatoville.com/showthread.php?t=8808 __________________ [SIZE="3"]I've relaunched my gardening website -- [B]TheUnconventionalTomato.com[/B][/SIZE] * [I][SIZE="1"]*I'm not allowed to post weblinks so you'll have to copy-paste it manually.[/SIZE][/I]

June 8, 2008	#8
Ruth_10 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: MO z6a near St. Louis Posts: 1,349	Stopped in the nearest Wal Mart tonight and the tomatoes are gone from the shelves in the produce section. __________________ --Ruth Some say the glass half-full. Others say the glass is half-empty. To an engineer, it’s twice as big as it needs to be.

June 11, 2008	#12
feldon30 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 5,346	So does the understaffed. underfunded FDA. So do the Florida tomato growers who are sitting on millions of dollars worth of tasteless tomatoes wondering when they will be able to sell them again. __________________ [SIZE="3"]I've relaunched my gardening website -- [B]TheUnconventionalTomato.com[/B][/SIZE] * [I][SIZE="1"]*I'm not allowed to post weblinks so you'll have to copy-paste it manually.[/SIZE][/I]

June 11, 2008	#13
bryanccfshr Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2007 Location: Farmington, Nm Posts: 450	It's a good time for local farmers. ! __________________ I moved!

June 4, 2008	#3
creister Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Abilene, TX zone 7 Posts: 1,478	Maybe the horrible taste of store tomatoes is a blessing in disguise? Do incidences of tainted produce seem to be on the rise, or is the finding and reporting of cases just more common? I am only 40, so maybe some of the more seasoned on this forum could respond?

June 5, 2008	#5
Tomatovator Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Pennsylvania Zone 6 Posts: 461	When did 40 years old become "younger"?

June 6, 2008	#6
creister Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Abilene, TX zone 7 Posts: 1,478	I'm not sure, but what the heck, I remember going to eat with grandpa & grandma. Met some couple in their 90's. Told my 80 year old grandparents they were youngsters. I guess to somebody that is older than 40, I am younger, but I sure feel old somedays.

June 8, 2008	#9
celestina Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Mexico Posts: 153	At our Walmart as well as the other stores.

June 8, 2008	#10
elkwc36 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: SW Kansas Posts: 339	Still had Campari's, one local greenhouses tomatoes at our United last night. Didn't see all the "vine ripened ones you usually see. I imagine they have been pulled. Know some of those have said raised in Mexico. JD

June 11, 2008	#11
Elliot Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Hicksville, New York Posts: 503	I wonder what is causing this outbreak?

June 15, 2008	#14
matt_ Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Vemont Posts: 2	I work for a small organic farm and the Potted Tomato Plants are selling for $8 are 2 ft tall (they are getting out of control should the truth be told ) in a Gallon pot and walking out the door . The Farmer told us that FDA food "scares" are great for him and remind people to buy locally ,organic and direct from the farmstand or Farmers Market .