tomatoes

salmonella
FDA: Go Ahead And Eat Tomatoes, We Give Up
Well, the FDA isn't sure what caused that salmonella outbreak, but they're lifting the tomato warning anyway, according to the Associated Press. They'd still appreciate it if you tried not to eat raw jalapeno and serrano peppers, because, well, they have to tell you not to eat something, I guess. More »

5:23 PM on Thu Jul 17 2008
By Meg Marco
3,683 views, 50 comments

Latest by kylo4: Way to ruin the Tomato industry there, FDA. That did quite some damage. more »
salmonella
Health Officials: Did We Say Tomatoes? We Meant Jalapeño Peppers
After causing the tomato industry to lose an estimated $100 million, health investigators have essentially recanted their contaminated tomato theory and have focused their attention on jalapeño peppers. The Baltimore Sun reports that new interviews with salmonella victims have revealed that many of them ate salsa containing jalepeños. Other common Mexican food ingredients such as cilantro are also being investigated, however, no new samples have tested positive for salmonella. Details, inside... More »

5:29 AM on Mon Jul 7 2008
By Jay Slatkin
4,726 views, 42 comments

Latest by HeartBurnKid, creepy morbid freak: And here I just got back from eating a jalapeno chicken sandwich for lunch... hoo boy. more »
food safety
So, We're Probably Never Going To Know Where The Salmonella Came From
The FDA still has no real idea where those salmonella tomatoes came from. They suspect both Mexico and Florida, but as you may have noticed: Florida and Mexico are kind of big. And there's no real evidence aside from a guess by the FDA based on the "time frame" of the outbreak matching up with the harvest in those locations. More »

11:59 AM on Mon Jun 23 2008
By Meg Marco
3,679 views, 41 comments

Latest by thebaron: FDA is most likely covering for the Mexican producers by claiming they don't know where they are coming from....but there more »
outbreaks
BW3 Has A Nuanced Understanding Of Food Safety
Reader Dennis took this photo at a BW3 in Cincinnati, Ohio. He says: More »
contamination
Salmonella Outbreak: Which Tomatoes Are Safe?
McDonald's, Wal-Mart, Burger King, Outback Steakhouse and Taco Bell have all pulled their fresh tomatoes after 145 people have become ill with salmonellosis, including 23 hospitalizations. The illnesses have been linked to certain types of tomatoes, but not all tomatoes, so here's a helpful cheat sheet that will keep you salmonella-free: More »

9:48 AM on Tue Jun 10 2008
By Meg Marco
8,839 views, 42 comments

Latest by jhuang: Chipotle stopped serving their mild fresh tomato salsa, even though a sign posted says their tomatoes are safe but they'd more »
Seventeen people have been hospitalized because of a salmonella outbreak that the CDC is now linking to large, raw tomatoes. There have been 40 cases in Texas and New Mexico, as well as an additional 30 cases in 7 other states. The exact source of the tomatoes is still unknown. [AP]

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resolutions
Burger King Finally Makes A Deal With The Tomato Pickers
After repeatedly saying they would never agree to pay more for tomatoes in order to help improve the wages of tomato pickers, Burger King has apparently reached a deal to pay 1.5 cents more per pound. More »

11:42 AM on Fri May 23 2008
By Meg Marco
4,076 views, 43 comments
living wages
Burger King Investigating Email Shenanigans In Tomato Price War
Last week a Florida journalist busted Burger King VP Stephen Grover for using his tween-aged daughter's email account to slam a farm workers group—but that wasn't the only weird email event related to this story. Now Burger King is taking steps to officially distance itself from Grover's actions and the other internal emails by announcing it's launched an "internal investigation" into all three. More »

9:16 AM on Tue May 6 2008
By Chris Walters
3,291 views, 5 comments

Latest by nichomiz: I forgive you already BK. That Whopper is one tasty sandwich. more »
living wages
Burger King Exec Hides Behind Daughter's Email Account To Trash Talk Opponents

The next time Burger King VP Stephen Grover goes online to spread FUD about labor advocates, he should probably leave his daughter out of it. For one thing, she's a horrible accomplice and will spill her guts to the first reporter who calls. For another thing, this forthrightness clearly makes her too ethical to smear a group that's trying to bring pay for tomato pickers up to living wage levels. More »

2:14 PM on Tue Apr 29 2008
By Chris Walters
11,175 views, 74 comments

Latest by 2719: If they don't like the pay they need to find another job. At least that's something I would do. I more »
disputes
Burger King Will Not Pay Extra For Tomatoes, May Buy Them Elsewhere
Burger King has been fighting with tomato pickers in southern Florida for two years, refusing to pay a penny more per pound. Now the burger chain has announced that they may simply buy their tomatoes somewhere else. More »

2:55 PM on Thu Jan 17 2008
By Meg Marco
7,165 views, 88 comments

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