Tomato Scare!

Yo...I'm a little to tired and lazy to read the news right now, I have to start turning in early I can wake up really early for my new internship...(holy shit!).

But what's the deal with the tomato scare in the United States? Salmonella or something?

I've always been scared of tomatoes. I mean, come on ... fruit or vegetable? What's scarier than an identity crisis, particularly in an inanimate object.

I really only like 'em if they are smashed into submission ... spaghetti sauce, ketchup, or tomato soup. Stewed 'maters maintain too much tomato integrity for me, so it's not just about the cooking. In fact, I don't even like a chunky tomato sauce.

Information from here

Below is my precis of the article by Miranda Hitti, WebMD Health News and reviewed by Louise Chang, MD.

167 people in 17 states have been affected:
Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin.

No deaths reported.

Potential carriers:
Raw red Roma, raw red plum, and raw red round tomatoes, or products containing those types of tomatoes, UNLESS they are from the following States
• Alabama
• Arkansas
• California
• Georgia
• Hawaii
• Louisiana
• Maine
• Maryland
• Minnesota
• Mississippi
• New York
• Nebraska
• North Carolina
• Ohio
• Pennsylvania
• South Carolina
• Tennessee
• Texas
• West Virginia
• Belgium
• Canada
• Dominican Republic
• Guatemala
• Israel
• Netherlands
• Puerto Rico

Other safe tomatoes:
Cherry tomatoes, grape tomatoes, tomatoes sold with the vine still attached, and homegrown tomatoes

In other words, don't worry unless you're already immuno-compromised.

I like BLTs, but with contaminated tomatoes, and contaminated lettuce, hmmm.
Whoda thunk bacon would be the healthiest ingredient?