WASHINGTON - As salmonella cases continue to climb, the government is checking if tainted tomatoes really are to blame for the record outbreak - or if the problem is with another ingredient, or a warehouse that is contaminating newly harvested tomatoes. ...more

June 29, 2008

NEW PORT RICHEY -- There continues to be a lot of misinformation about alleged salmonella contamination of tomatoes, says a Pasco-based home economist, but she offering advice on how to cope. "There is a lot of information coming out in newspapers and on television and it changes almost daily," Betsy Crisp, a family and consumer sciences specialist with Pasco County Cooperative Extension Service, said in a press release. ...more

June 23, 2008

Even though federal officials now say certain areas of the state are safe, Florida tomato growers are feeling the effects of the recent salmonella outbreak with fields of tomatoes still to be picked. ...more

June 21, 2008

Federal investigators plan to descend on tomato farms, warehouses and packing sheds in Florida and Mexico today to search for the cause of a salmonella outbreak that has now sickened 552 people in 32 states and the District of Columbia. ...more

June 21, 2008

"You can't turn on the TV the past few days without hearing something about tomatoes and salmonella," says Family and Consumer Sciences agent Betsy Crisp, "Things have been changing almost daily and you just need to be alert - but do not panic." ...more

June 17, 2008

NEW PORT RICHEY "You can't turn on the TV the past few days without hearing something about tomatoes and salmonella" Betsy Crisp, Pasco County Extension family and consumer sciences agent, said in a press release. "Things have been changing almost daily and you just need to be alert – but do not panic." ...more

June 16, 2008

NATION Tomato Inquiry Continues Parts of Florida and Mexico were supplying "the vast majority" of tomatoes sold when April's salmonella outbreak began and remain leading suspects, the Food and Drug Administration said Friday. The hunt hasn't been narrowed to just those two places, said David Acheson, the agency's food safety chief. ...more

June 14, 2008

The Food and Drug Administration is warning the public about a salmonella outbreak linked to certain types of tomatoes. ...more

June 11, 2008

The Food and Drug Administration is warning the public about a salmonella outbreak linked to certain types of tomatoes. ...more

June 10, 2008

TAMPA - Trucks of Florida-grown tomatoes were being turned away by retailers Monday after a salmonella outbreak sickened 145 people in 16 states, state officials said. ...more

June 9, 2008