Here we go again. Today there was a news report that stated that we should stay away from certain tomatoes because of recent salmonella contamination. [See report on MSN.com entitled, Consumers Urged to Avoid Certain Tomatoes Amid Salmonella Scare]. The article mentions that 163 people in over 17 states have been infected. Tony Corbo, legislative representative for Food & Water Watch, was quoted saying that, ”the other problem with tomatoes is that they have shown up in restaurants and in salsa. So, maybe for the time being, consumers should stay away from anything that is processed”. Yeah right. I thought I was doing good by staying away from red meat, but now I have to watch out for my tomatoes? And get this, they say we should stay away from red plum, red Roma or round red tomatoes unless grown in certain areas (see list below). Hey, I thought all tomatoes were round. Well, I guess it’s better to be informed. Just in case, the signs of salmonella poisoning are:
diarhea
headaches
stomach cramps
nausea and vomiting
fever
Eat tomatoes from these areas: Alabama, Arkansas, California, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi, New York, Nebraska, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, West Virginia, Belgium, Canada, the Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Israel, the Netherlands and Puerto Rico.
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maybe it is over ripe tomato or from the certain insecticides..
in fairness tomato is so helpful for our body systems..
You are behind on the spin today.
Killer Tomatoes- No.
Now we have the Lone Jalapeno.
Like the lone bullet of the JFK assassination that defied physics,
We have the Lone Jalapeno that created the cases reported.
Yes friends, a single contaminated Jalapeno spanned the continent to cause illness and shut down the tomato industry then flipped to shut down the Jalapeno industry.
Not only did the lone Jalapeno do all this, it actually was still available for discovery in Texas.
One Jalapeno.
There fore we must conclude, this was a sniper Jalapeno.
Further Key Stone Cops investigations from the CDC and FDA will culminate in a Lone Jalapeno report, must like the institutionalized investigations carried out by congress on gripping events of our nation.
It is rumored the Lone Jalapeno was grown on a grassy knoll.
Just remember to attach nifty discussion ending phrases we have all been trained for: conspiracy theory, grassy knoll, tin foil hat, and the like, if you write or speak about the Lone Jalapeno.
You need a ticker tape to keep up with this story.
Yesterday it was the “Sneaky Serrano”.
This morning it is the “Smoking Rain Barrel”
FDA found the strain of bacteria in a rain water barrel.
Mexico points out that rain barrel was not used to irrigate any peppers or other produce.
But we have another case closed we found the Smoking Rain barrel from the FDA.
This morning the border inspection stations are searching trucks for
“suspicious peppers”,
I kid you not.
It is in the news, you cannot make this stuff up.