Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: The Safe List

(FranchisePick.Com) 

Salmonella incidence:  277 reported cases and at least 43 hospitalizations reported since mid-April

Types of tomatoes not linked to any illnesses:  cherry tomatoes, grape tomatoes, and tomatoes with the vine still attached.

Worst bets*:  Oklahoma Roma.  Anything from Hulk Hogan’s garden.

Best bet: Cherry tomatoes imported from Brussels eaten with the vine attached.

FDA’s Secret Salmonella restaurant chain:  If we told you, we’d have to feed you an Oklahoma Roma.

FDA’s list of safe tomato-growing states:

* that rhymes

**Florida’s safe counties: Jackson, Gadsden, Leon, Jefferson, Madison, Suwannee, Hamilton, Hillsborough, Polk, Manatee, Hardee, DeSoto, Sarasota, Highlands, Pasco, Sumter, Citrus, Hernando, Charlotte.  Pinellas County is NOT on the safe list;  continue to avoid tomatoes from Hulk Hogan’s garden until further notice.

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