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FDA Declares it's OK to Eat Tomatoes Again

By Marler Clark LLP

 The U.S. government has declared it's OK to eat tomatoes again, lifting its salmonella warning amid signs that the outbreak -- while not over -- may finally be slowing.

Officials reiterated earlier warnings that the people most at risk of salmonella should avoid hot peppers -- jalapenos and serranos.

The government still doesn't know just what caused the salmonella outbreak, and Thursday's move doesn't mean tomatoes are cleared.

Early on, there was good evidence linking them to the sick, but it's unlikely that any field where tomatoes were harvested in April and May still is in production.

That's the latest.  Oh, and at least 1,196 confirmed cases of Salmonella Saintpaul, according to the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention.

Full post as published by Salmonella Blog on September 24, 2008 (boomark / email).