Herbicide withdrawn in the UK by Dow AgroScience after being found in allotem...

An earlier story on Now Public reported strange affects on crops due to the use of aminopyralid in the UK. Farms that used aminopyralid to control certain weeds then sent animal manure to allotments only to find that...

Weedkiller in the food chain? No thanks!

Hormone based weedkiller has entered the food chain via farmyard manure in the UK. RHS advice state that aminopyralid has passed into horse manure, and it affecting crops suchs as tomatoes, potatoes and beans Here is...

The FDA/CDC released Tomatoes, No Longer Digestive Enemy Combatants

The FDA/CDC said today Tomatoes are no Longer Digestive Enemy Combatants.  Tomatoes Cleared of Wrong doing.  Peppers are still Vegetables of Interest . Investigation Continues.  Congress is...

FDA lifts warning on tomatoes

"The federal agency lifted its warning about tomatoes but left in place a warning about raw jalapeño and serrano peppers, having previously said those foods also may be linked to the outbreak. The source of the...

FDA lifts warning on tomatoes

"Tomatoes are again safe to eat, the Food and Drug Administration said Thursday, weeks after the food was blamed as a source of a salmonella outbreak in the United States and Canada. ...

FDA Lifts Salmonella Warning On Tomatoes

American tomatoes are officially safe to eat again, says the FDA. But peppers may have been the real culprit, and should avoid jalapenos and serranos. No indication yet on what caused the salmonella outbreak that has...

A Cambridge First for the anorexic girl given just hours to live

" After graduating from Cambridge University with a starred First Class degree, Mandy Kaye has the world at her feet. She achieved the highest possible grade, the only student in her faculty to do so. But she...

US outbreak of salmonella spreads

Now more than 1,000 people in over 40 US states have become ill with salmonella since April.Tomatoes still seem to be the main culprit, although peppers are taking a hit now."The US health authorities suspect the...

Tomatoes lead me to the European Prehistoric Center and Tautavel

How did it happen?A couple of days ago, Grillman and Luna went to the market in their corner of France near Perpignan (in the Agly River area) and picked some Tomatoes and peppers, green beans and aubergines, made a meal out of it and happened to quote my Beefheart Tomatoes...

Tomatoes Get Bad Rap, Jalapenos may be salmonella culprit with 943 ill

Government health investigators had initially focused on some types of fresh tomatoes, which have been removed from menus across the country, but are turning toward jalapenos as sicknesses continue. "Recently, many...

U.S. salmonella not Mexican

Recent salmonella outbrake in the US has prompted Mexico to assert its tomatos are not infected. This has been confirmed by Food and Drug Administration. However, tomato industry in Mexico continues to be affected by the salmonella outbrake. " Mexico says U.S....

Tomatoes: After $500 million in losses, the FDA appears wrong

The Food and Drug Administration may have been wrong about the source of the 11-week old salmonella outbreak.  With 1,700 samples collected and all shown to be negative for salmonella, they are now looking at...

More than 350 sickened by tomato Salmonella outbreak

US food safety officials said today that more than 350 people have fallen ill from a Salmonella outbreak linked to certain kinds of tomatoes.I just had tomatoes with my lunch so I'm hoping that wasn't a bad...

Tomatoes in The state of Baja California Mexico are certified safe

Our tomatoes heve been certified clean. Tomatoe farms around the city had  their production stopped, their  economy was affected this past week. I didn't buy any tomatoes just in case but at the same...

Tomatoes Returning to McDonald's

Tomatoes are returning to the Mickey D's menu after a brief hiatus due to the salmonella scare." Spokeswoman Danya Proud said Saturday that the fast food chain's U.S. restaurants will reintroduce sliced tomatoes in...

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