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FDA: Florida, Mexico suspects in tomato outbreak - Newsday
WASHINGTON - Parts of Florida and Mexico were supplying "the vast majority" of tomatoes sold when the salmonella outbreak began in April and thus remain leading suspects, the Food and Drug Administration said Friday. But the FDA hasn't narrowed its
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FDA: Florida, Mexico Supplied 'Majority' of Tomatoes in Outbreak - FOX News
June 9: Bags of tomatoes being tested for salmonella bacteria are seen at FDA's southwest regional research lab in Irvine, Calif. WASHINGTON — Parts of Florida and Mexico were supplying "the vast majority" of tomatoes sold when the salmonella
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FDA declares Mich. tomatoes safe to eat - Detroit Free Press
The government says Michigan-grown tomatoes are safe to eat. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has determined that the state’s tomatoes aren’t associated with the recent outbreak of salmonella. Michigan Department of Agriculture Director Don
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FDA: Florida, Mexico suspects in tomato outbreak - Herald Tribune
WASHINGTON — Parts of Florida and Mexico were supplying "the vast majority" of tomatoes sold when the salmonella outbreak began in April and thus remain leading suspects, the Food and Drug Administration said Friday. But the FDA hasn't narrowed its
Source: www.heraldtribune.com

FDA hit over safety failure - Baltimore Sun
WASHINGTON - As the government struggles to trace another bacterial outbreak, this time in tomatoes, congressional investigators are attacking federal health officials for failing to follow up on recent promises to improve food safety. The Salmonella
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Va. Tomato Farmers Fear Backlash - Washington Post
Gary Stewart, general manager of Byrd Foods, surveys his tomato fields on Virginia's Eastern Shore. Harvest will commence after the Fourth of July, and growers hope consumer confidence in tomatoes has rebounded by then. (By Alejandro Lazo -- The
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FDA: Parts of Florida, Mexico still suspects in tomato outbreak - Grand Forks Herald
Parts of Florida and Mexico were supplying "the vast majority" of tomatoes sold when the salmonella outbreak began in April and thus remain leading suspects, the Food and Drug Administration said Friday. But the FDA hasn't narrowed its hunt to just
Source: www.grandforksherald.com

Ahead of the Bell: FDA food safety program - Boston Globe
WASHINGTON— House Democrats on Thursday are expected to use worries over salmonella-infected tomatoes to bolster their calls for tougher food safety measures. A House Energy and Commerce subcommittee will scrutinize the Food and Drug Administration
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FDA sees possible J&J psoriasis drug risks - Reuters UK
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An experimental psoriasis drug from Johnson & Johnson is effective at relieving symptoms but extended use may raise the risk of cancer, U.S. drug reviewers said in documents released on Friday. "Long-term use of ustekinumab may
Source: uk.reuters.com