Sustainable Agriculture : tomatoes

Salmonella Saintpaul....almost over?...

VincentD — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:08:00 GMT

The Centers for Disease Control released its latest update on the food poisoning outbreak due to Salmonella Saintpaul. Cases are still coming forward but for the most part the worst is over. Map from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Since...(read more)

Jalapenos recalled....

VincentD — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:53:00 GMT

As the Salmonella Saintpaul food borne illness outbreak appears to be winding down, the FDA announced today that a jalapeno pepper sample was positive for the same genetic finger print of Salmonella saintpaul that has been causing the current outbreak...(read more)

Statistically speaking....jalapenos and serranos may have been the source of Salmonella saintpaul....but still not sure...

VincentD — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 21:49:00 GMT

The outbreak of Salmonella saintpaul in our food continues. The map above is from the July 9, 2008 update from the Centers for Disease Control and illustrates the cases of confirmed Salmonella saintpaul across the country. Since I first reported the outbreak...(read more)

Salmonella saintpaul on tomatoes...er, fresh salsa...er, we're not exactly sure yet.

VincentD — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:23:00 GMT

Following up of previous reports - Are local tomatoes safe? and Tomato Update , the current outbreak of Salmonella saintpaul is continuing. Since April, 922 persons have been sickened by Salmonella saintpaul . The likely source are red raw tomatoes, red...(read more)

Salmonella Outbreak Continues - maybe tomatoes, maybe not tomatoes

VincentD — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 01:09:00 GMT

The latest news regarding the Salmonella outbreak in tomatoes is not optimistic. New cases continue to be reported. The most recent case of Salmonellosis with the saintpaul serotype was report on June 15, 2008 and so far and since April, 810 cases have...(read more)

Tomato Update

VincentD — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 17:26:00 GMT

From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention June 23, 2008 update on the Salmonella saintpaul contamination of red raw tomatoes. To date, 613 cases of illness caused by Salmonella saintpaul with a common genetic fingerprint. The cases have occurred...(read more)

Are local tomatoes safe? Are tomatoes from the farmer's market safe?

VincentD — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 22:20:00 GMT

“Buy Fresh Buy Local” but is it safer? Are local tomatoes safer? As a consumer of red, raw tomatoes, these are questions on my mind. As of June 12, 2008, the AP is now reporting that the FDA is saying that the outbreak of illness from eating Salmonella...(read more)