Just Some Miscellaneous Information.

[Ron J]

As a child, I was forced to eat tomatoes.  This and being potty-trained at an early age has contributed to my many neurotic activities.  

I heard some time ago that Homeland Security was thinking about taking over USDA because of their concerns for food safety.  

[SwoopSJ]

'Mater sandwich, mmmmmmm!  Thanks a lot, now I look like I'm rabid and desperately need a bib!

Swoop

[tombogan03884]

As a child, I was forced to eat tomatoes.  This and being potty-trained at an early age has contributed to my many neurotic activities.  

I heard some time ago that Homeland Security was thinking about taking over USDA because of their concerns for food safety.  

Homeland Security = Internal Security   

[tumblebug]

Wife's uncle over dosed on homegrown tomatoe BLT's.Ended up in hosp.

[alfack]

Glad I never liked tomatoes in anything except soup, catsup and salsa. But what I don't get is can't you just wash them? It seems to me that washing them would wipe out all of the nasty bacteria. Don't tell me they were osmotating through the skin

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[jerry]

Glad I never liked tomatoes in anything except soup, catsup and salsa. But what I don't get is can't you just wash them? It seems to me that washing them would wipe out all of the nasty bacteria. Don't tell me they were osmotating through the skin

When tomatoes are picked, where the stem was connected sort of dries up and cracks.  After they are picked, they are washed, and this is when the bacteria that is now floating around in he wash tank enters the tomatoe.

[blackwolfe]

Heard on some radio news program today that jalapeno peppers may be part of the problem.  Can you say salsa?
On another radio news program back when this first made the news it was claimed that tomatoes may very well be able to incorperate the salmonella bacteria intearnally into the structure of the tomato itself.  This means that simply washing the tomato will not clean the bacteria off.

[gunman1911]

I like them a lot too but I always thought you just wash and enjoy but now I guess that not exactly true and the stores do not sat where they are from, so all you guys bragging about who has the biggest matters send to me and I'll be the judge of the . Best tasting matter winner gets to send me matters for a year.

[Rastus]

Heard on some radio news program today that jalapeno peppers may be part of the problem.  Can you say salsa?
On another radio news program back when this first made the news it was claimed that tomatoes may very well be able to incorperate the salmonella bacteria intearnally into the structure of the tomato itself.  This means that simply washing the tomato will not clean the bacteria off.

Do a search on "bathtub cheese" or queso and TB.  There are cases of TB now due to queso and unwholesome production methods.

[Teresa Heilevang]

I wonder if this was the first time he pulled his 5th wheel!~~