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Salmonella ALERT-Salmonella HITS Tennessee

June 26, 2008

Salmonella Sickens 2 More Tennesseans…That Sickness is Linked To Salmonella Tomato Outbreak

Just when you thought it was over…

The state Department of Health reports that two more Tennesseans have been sickened by the salmonella outbreak linked to tainted tomatoes.

The total of ill people reported in Tennessee has now rocketed to SIX…The two latest cases involve residents of Middle and West Tennessee.

The Federal Food and Drug Administration has warned consumers against eating certain raw red plum, red Roma or red round tomatoes.

Grape and cherry tomatoes or tomatoes still attached to the vine aren’t linked to the illnesses.

No tomatoes grown in Tennessee have been linked with the salmonella outbreak, which has affected more than 650 people in 34 states.

Salmonella sickens about 1.4 million people a year. Health officials say most people recover without treatment in four to seven days although the illness can be fatal in If you are the elderly, people with weakened immune systems or have you ng children, they are most at risk.

About 1.4 MILLION people are stricken with salmonella poisoning each year.
Below are some articles that you will find enlightling. They are updates from day one, about Tomatoes and Salmonella.

http://babyboomeradvisorclub.com/salmonella-tomatoe-alert
http://babyboomeradvisorclub.com/salmonella-tomato-alert-update/
http://babyboomeradvisorclub.com/salmonella-tomatoes-update-by-center-for-disease-control/
http://babyboomeradvisorclub.com/salmonella-tomato-alert-update-mcdonalds-says-no/
http://babyboomeradvisorclub.com/salmonella-tomato-alert-hits-kfc-and-taco-bell/
http://babyboomeradvisorclub.com/salmonella-tomato-alert-and-symptoms/
http://babyboomeradvisorclub.com/salmonella-tomato-alert-fda-to-identify-tomates/
http://babyboomeradvisorclub.com/salmonella-tomato-update-for-thursday
http://babyboomeradvisorclub.com/salmonella-alert-mcdonalds-tomato-friendly-again/

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