Tainted Tomatoes?
Texas state health officials have warned consumers to avoid eating uncooked tomatoes believed linked to an outbreak of potentially deadly salmonella poisoning in Texas and eight other states.
Since mid-April, 21 Texans were infected with the Saintpaul strain of the disease. At least seven were hospitalized.
No deaths were reported.
Some supermarkets immediately responded to the warning.
Victims encountered the tainted tomatoes in a variety of settings some at home, some at restaurants.
Nationwide, 40 people have become ill in outbreaks from Arizona to Illinois. Seventeen people received hospital treatment.
