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FDA: Florida, Mexico suspects in tomato outbreak - Baltimore Sun
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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Salmonella Sickens Fla. Man - The Ledger
A Southwest Florida man is the state's first victim of the salmonella outbreak tied to raw tomatoes. State Health Department officials say the unidentified man got sick after eating tomatoes during a visit to New York. Health Department spokeswoman
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Tomatoes Not Chopped From This Menu - NPR News
Preliminary data suggest that raw, red tomatoes are the cause of a salmonella outbreak that has infected at least 145 people nationwide since mid-April, according to the Food and Drug Administration.
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Food Safety Plan by U.S. FDA Lacks Costs, Timeline (Update2) - Bloomberg
June 12 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has failed to provide costs or deadlines for a plan to improve food safety even as tainted tomatoes have sickened Americans, according to a report to Congress. The agency oversees the
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Why it takes so long to trace a bad tomato - Los Angeles Times
WASHINGTON -- Food and Drug Administration detectives had a hot lead, narrowing down on a grower who just might have supplied salmonella-tainted tomatoes. Then the patient changed her story: She'd eaten a round tomato, not a Roma one after all. "We
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U.S. restaurant chain linked to 9 cases of tomato-borne salmonella - Xinhua News Agency
LOS ANGELES, June 14 (Xinhua) -- Two outlets of a restaurant chain might be linked with the sickening of nine people by a salmonella outbreak, a newspaper report said on Saturday. The sick ate fresh tomatoes tained by salmonella at two restaurants
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FDA: JNJ Unit's Psoriasis Drug Appears Effective - CNN Money
WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- The Food and Drug Administration on Friday said a drug from a Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) unit appears effective at treating a severe skin disease, but warned it may increase the risk of cancer. The FDA said it may need more long
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US salmonella scare halts Mexican tomato exports, floods local markets - International Herald Tribune
MEXICO CITY : Export-quality tomatoes labeled "Ready to Eat" in English flooded Mexico City markets on Thursday after a salmonella scare in the U.S. trapped them south of the border. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has warned consumers against
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FDA Backs NYC In Calories-On-Menu Debate - CBS 2
NEW YORK (AP) ― The Food and Drug Administration believes the city has a right to force chain restaurants to post calorie counts on menu boards, a government lawyer told a federal appeals court on Thursday, but the court did not immediately decide
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