More Tomato Scares

I don't buy tomatoes that often but, as far as I know, Florida tomatoes were cleared of any wrongdoings and were released from the store rooms back to the shelves. There are always skeptics out there and I remember having a discussion with a woman in the pet food department during the pet food scare who's theory was that life is a roll of the dice so I suspect that she would be buying tomatoes even if there were warnings here.

It isn't for all tomatoes though. It is only for a select group of them. Maybe she knew the ones that hse had may have been listed as safe. The store should have pulled them from the shelves also. My husband bought some tomatoes the other day but the ones that were bad were listed at the store and these were marked to be safe. We planted tomato plants and I can hardly weait for my own so I don't have to worry about this stuff. I hope people are not buying in spite of the warnings. Our local grocery list the names of the ones that are not safe. I hope other stores do that too.

I won't buy tomatoes during this time of concern. There are 3 kinds that can be dangerous: raw red roma, raw plum and raw red round. The cherry tomatoes are suppose to be ok. I wouldn't take any chances until it's all clear. McDonald's pulled them off their menu in Missouri and the place where I am employed threw them away. I believe many more restaurants in the area have also stopped serving them. Missouri also had a couple of people sick from eating these tomatoes but don't think there have been any deaths.

I am in NYC and this State was not on the FDA's list of States but last night on the news they have a few confirmed cases of people who are sick with salmonella so it obviously made it here. I don't understand how some people are still taking the chance with tomatoes. I don't care which brand or which State - I am not touching any until this has been completely resolved. I see some stores near me still selling and serving them.

Not all the time, the tomato causes concern, making one ill.. It may be due to the excessive use of pesticides that are used during the process of cultivation.. or else.. the shop keepers.. would have used unauthorized chemicals that are available, in preventing them from getting decayed....The use of these chemicals increases the shelf life of the tomatoes, and consequently decreases that of ours. Here i would like to point out two things.. 1) The situation that you have explained, is the same in our country, except for the fact, the tomato is substituted with MANGO. 2) Also, the ever growing greediness among the people, to make money, any means, setting aside the means and modes of being honest, has been the prime cause of such kind of news. Man must realise that End of education is character and must try to follow a little bit of this, in real life, if not no such laws or rules can regulate this. P.S: I think that i have deviated from the topic..Sorry..for going with a lengthy response.

I live on Long Island and Ive bought tomatoes last week,but Ive heard that the infected tomatoes are from the Midwest,the ones i bought were from Florida.I guess if i found local tomatoes that would be best,we have local stands near my town,they cost a little more,but its worth it in the long run,safety is everything.

yeah im still and even eating some raws of it...i guess its deadly due to the fertilizers/chemicals being sprayed on the plants itself...theres no other reason why its hazardous(i mean eating raw)to our health..

She is planning to can or freeze them. She probably plans to make a whole lot of spaghetti sauce. No one buys two packages of tomatoes to just eat or else the tomatoes are non contaminated and she wants to hog up on them. Was there a sign over those particular cartons? Or maybe she was a secret tester working for the government and to not alarm the rest of the shoppers, she gave the cashier a check but it was from the government testing agency. I happen to love tomatoes and since I love Italian food, I would never keep from buying them. I do wash them thoroughly. So far, we have had no warnings here in Canada and that leads me to the feeling that the tomatoes were deliberately contaminated, than someone or some people have been putting feces in the soil. So maybe the authorities should investigate the growers, the packers, and the harvesters of the tomatoes to see if there are some saboteurs out there. I cannot afford to grow my own. Our season is too short, but I heard tomatoes are good for you. I will try to buy more canned tomatoes.

Nope..no way. I just was at the supermarket yesterday and they had all these great looking tomatoes there and frankly surprised that they hadn't been pulled from the shelves. I asked one of my friends who works there if the tomatoes were safe to buy, and he said he wouldn't chance it...and that's from a person who works there! A friend of mine that lives very near by me emailed me just today and said there were at least six salmonella poisonings right here in NY...so no thanks you! Shame..with the hot season, I LOVE tomatoes in my salads.

I haven't heard that news my friend in my country. You got me curios in this discussion so I browsed over about it. Raw tomatoes, whew! I love eating them raw, mixed with raw unions and honey dipped. "US officials have warned against Roma, round and plum red tomatoes. - BBC News" I guess, our tomatoes here are different. Let's pray that authorities will find out the the source and everything will be taken cared of.

I have no idea what the warnings recently about tomatoes are. I saw some small warning on a drive through in mcdonalds but I couldnt read it because it was small and I didnt have time to sit and read it when I had to move to the next window to pick up my order. My husband bought cherry tomatoes last night at our local supermarket so I wonder what all the warnings are about and if I need to be concerned. I guess I will have to look into it and see what is going on.

They will have people scared to eat tomatoes for a while and this will have to pass. It might take a month or more but it will pass and people will be right back to eating tomatoes with on problem.

I rarely buy tomatoes but if I did, I would just make sure I was aware of where the 'problem' tomatoes were coming from. If I knew it to be a threat, then of course I wouldn't buy them. I'm not saying that people shouldn't be careful, but there is such a thing as going overboard. You can be killed by just about anything, at any time, and no way to prevent it. Be cautious, but don't deprive yourself unnecessarily. I've got several nice tomato plants that I'm growing so it soon won't be an issue for me either way ...

I always wash and dry my tomatoes before eating them, The best way to keep safe is to grow your own in the summer and then you know whats on them. Fresh tomatoes are good for you

In our stores they have posted a sign that informs us that the agencies have determined that grape and cherry tomatoes as well as tomatoes are still on the vine are safe. I think most of the stores have pulled off tomatoes that are questionable from their shelves. I would not want to speculate about two cases of tomatoes, although once they are cooked they are supposed to be safe. Maybe she is making salsa.

Does the outbreak include many country other than US, New Mexico and Texas?, I read two days ago that they advice people in these countries to limit their consumption of tomatoes. Yes this is bad habit to ignore medical warning, because once you got infection you can spread it to other and you prolong the period of the disease.

While the other grocery stores and all the restaurants have pulled tomatoes from the menus, I was a Walmart today and they had a whole display of all kinds of tomatoes out. Another shopper was telling me that if I took them home and washed them off real well, they should be fine. I was really hesitant to buy regardless. I just looked it up on US News site and it says "Raw cherry tomatoes, grape tomatoes, and tomatoes with the vine still attached have not been linked to the outbreak in any region, and consumers may continue to buy them. Tomatoes grown at home also are not linked to this outbreak." Also "Salmonella is very hard to wash off." That I didn't know. I thought some soap and water would do the trick. So why does Walmart still have all these tomatoes?

Hi There, I think it really pays to listen to the experts and stay away from anything which has concerns until it is guaranteed as safe. That being said, there are only certain areas in which the tomato scare is coming from. If you buy tomatos from other areas you really do not have anything to worry about. cheers,

here our tomatoes are stated as safe so I buy to my little hearts content as they are so good for you and I ama diabetic and need things that are good for me to eat.California tomatoes are mostly grown here 'and are deemed safe by the authorities so why not eat them.

I wonder if it is the tomatoes that are making them sick, or are they not washing them before they eat them. That is one thing I make sure and do when eating store bought fresh veggies or fruit.