No Tomaters!

[jerkface11]

They're already over $6 a pound at walmart!!!

[FormerCallingCardRep]

The only place around here that I would trust tomatoes from right now is the little Amish market near where I work. All of the produce they sell comes from the local Amish farms.

[Bieshmahaw]

I'm a bit concerned that both my school caf. and the local food joint are still serving raw tomatoes with whatever they normally accompany. Though is doesn't surprise me, both places are a bit scuzzy.
And cooked tomatoes? Ew! I'll take my chances with the salmonella.

[okami419]

Tomatos

Speaking of tomatos, I had a customer come in to taco bell the other day and demand to speak to the manager because I told her we couldn't put tomatos on anything. I bet they were tattle tails when they were younger.

[Lace Neil Singer]

I'm lost here. What tomato situation?

[Evil Queen]

Lace, there was a salmonella outbreak, one person has already died because of it. Now, honestly, though, i think it's all being blown way out of proportion. It's Raw tomatoes that have been recalled (the big steak tomatoes and others), Tomatoes sold on the vine are still okay for some reason.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,365566,00.html

What people are forgetting is it's just salmonella. If you cook to tomatoes (say, make your own or heat up store bought tomato sauce) and allow it to bubble (tomatoes don't technically boil) for 15 seconds then the salmonella is cooked to death. You can no longer get sick from it.

[fastfoodvassal]

The only nice thing about no tomatoes is that we save quite a bit of time in the morning not having to slice 50lbs of them.

AND HOW! It will be hard to go back to cutting them whenever this investigation is resolved.

[depechemodefan]

I went to get a burger the other day and I was thinking maybe I should mention I don't want tomatoes. My sandwich didn't come with tomatoes, so no problem. Thsi place didn't have any warnings about the salmonella crises.

also, I ate a tomatoe today and yesterday. I had Montazuma's revenge (before the second tomatoe) but I just went ahead and ate the second one. Could be other things that upset my stomach.

[Bliss]

I'm married to an Italian man and he thinks I go overboard with tomatoes.

Overboard? how is it possible to go overboard with tomatoes? With tomatoes, black olives and cheese there is no such thing as overboard for me.

[MadMike]

I don't like tomatoes, and I didn't think this would affect me. Then I went to the local burrito place, and found out I couldn't get any of the red salsa, because they make it fresh every day, with tomatoes.

[Evil Queen]

I don't like tomatoes, and I didn't think this would affect me. Then I went to the local burrito place, and found out I couldn't get any of the red salsa, because they make it fresh every day, with tomatoes.

You poor baby. Have some fresh tomatoes, fresh from my garden. (With no fear of salmonella!)