U.S. probing Salmonella outbreak in 9 states

[UpInArms]

Source: Reuters

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Health authorities are looking into an outbreak of Salmonella food poisoning in U.S. nine states, with illnesses blamed in two of the states, Texas and New Mexico, on eating raw tomatoes, officials said on Tuesday.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said in those two states there have been 57 reported cases of illness caused by an uncommon type of Salmonella bacteria called SaintPaul since late April.

About 30 more people have been sickened in Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas and Utah, and authorities said they are investigating to see if the outbreaks are linked.

At least 17 people have been hospitalized, and no deaths have been reported, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention epidemiologist Casey Barton Behravesh said in a telephone interview. The ages of those sickened ranges from 3 to 82 years, she said.

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Tomato types not linked to these illnesses include cherry tomatoes, grape tomatoes, tomatoes sold with the vine still attached and tomatoes grown at home, the FDA said

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[Viva_La_Revolution]

1. I just put in an Early girl today.. tomorrow the Cherokee, big beef and another Early girl...

until then, no more tomatoes for me! :(

[MuseRider]

2. Makes me very happy

that I planted 11 tomato plants. Could not get anything worth eating at the store anyway so we wait....and wait....and wait.

[MidwestTransplant]

5. Are yours in the ground or pot? Do you know how often I should water my potted tomato plants?

[OhioChick]

7. I planted my small garden a few weeks back...

I have about 6 tomato plants, some cherry tomatoes, as well as some bell pepper plants.

Homegrown is so tasty, whereas store bought is tasteless.

[SpiralHawk]

3. republicon deregulation is to blame

They have done their best to drown government in a bathtub, and now all of America pays the price for their corporate greed.

[pleah]

4. Yup!

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