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A friend of mine mentioned last night that McDonald’s had a notice up about not serving sliced tomatoes on their sandwiches or cherry tomatoes in their salads. It turns out that the FDA and CDC have issued a nationwide warning to not consume certain kinds of tomatoes raw:

FDA recommends that consumers not eat raw red Roma, raw red plum, raw red round tomatoes, or products that contain these types of raw red tomatoes unless the tomatoes are from the sources listed below. If unsure of where tomatoes are grown or harvested, consumers are encouraged to contact the store where the tomato purchase was made. Consumers should continue to eat cherry tomatoes, grape tomatoes, and tomatoes sold with the vine still attached, or tomatoes grown at home.

The FDA has a list of safe retailers for the above products. Be sure to read and follow the CDC’s advice to consumers.

More information:

• Salmonellosis Outbreak in Certain Types of Tomatoes (FDA)
• FDA Warns Consumers Nationwide Not to Eat Certain Types of Raw Red Tomatoes (FDA)
• Investigation of Outbreak of Infections Caused by Salmonella Saintpaul (CDC)
• Salmonella outbreak linked to raw tomatoes strikes about 150 (USA Today)
• Salmonella Illness Linked to Tomatoes Spreads to 16 States (FOX News)

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