JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Winn-Dixie Stores said Monday it is
voluntarily taking off its shelves tomatoes which the Food and Drug
Administration has warned should not be eaten.
Saturday the agency said a salmonellosis outbreak was linked to
certain varieties of raw tomatoes including red plum, red Roma and
red round.
Salmonellosis is a bacterial infection that can cause fever,
nausea and abdominal pain. There have been 145 reported cases of
salmonellosis since mid-April, including at least 23
hospitalizations.
The FDA said consumers may continue to eat cherry tomatoes,
grape tomatoes, and tomatoes sold with the vine still attached.
Also, consumers may continue to consume tomatoes grown in
Arkansas, California, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina,
Tennessee, Texas, Belgium, Canada, Dominican Republic, Guatemala,
Israel.
Winn-Dixie Stores operates 521 stores in Florida, Alabama,
Louisiana, Georgia and Mississippi.
(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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Winn-Dixie Pulls Tomatoes Off Shelves
Winn-Dixie Stores voluntarily taking tomatoes off its shelves after a salmonellosis outbreak was linked to certain varieties of raw tomatoes.
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