Tomatoes Source of Salmonella Outbreak: Attorney Calls on Tomato Industry to Make Food Safe for Consumers

SEATTLE, WA (PRWEB) November 3, 2006 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced today that at least 183 people in 18 states had been confirmed ill with Salmonellosis as part of a nation-wide outbreak of Salmonella typhimurium infections that has been traced to contaminated tomatoes. Twenty-two people were hospitalized during the outbreak, which…

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$1.4 billion safer food bill passed

The Senate passed legislation today to make food safer in the wake of deadly salmonella and  E. coli outbreaks,this will potentially give the government broad new powers to increase inspections of food processing facilities and force companies to recall tainted food.The $1.4 billion bill passed the Senate 73-25.It will also place stricter standards on imported…

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