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Tomato precaution
Many restaurants are continuing to take the precaution of removing uncooked Roma and large tomatoes from their menus while state and federal agencies investigate an outbreak of salmonella linked to tomatoes.
“We have taken all but the cherry tomatoes off the menu until we can get certification that they are safe,” Chez Zee owner Sharon Watkins reported this morning.
That’s what Eastside Cafe owners Dorsey Barger and Elaine Martin, for example, did when they learned of the concern about salmonella linked to tomatoes in a nine-state region that includes Texas.
According to the state health department, consumers should avoid eating raw Roma or full-sized tomatoes until investigators pinpoint the source of the contamination. Homegrown tomatoes or ones that are still attached to a vine are safe to eat, officials said, because they are not implicated in this outbreak.
author=Dale Rice author_email=drice@statesman.com
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By ann
June 6, 2008 7:09 AM | Link to this
BUY LOCAL! We have many great farmers markets and great local producers……Go Local!