Tomatoes and Salmonella
About 280 people in 28 states have become ill during the recent Salmonella outbreak involving contaminated tomatoes.
Craig Hedberg, a University of Minnesota expert in food-borne disease, provides some perspective on this outbreak and offers advice to consumers. For example, he says that in general people are eating more fresh fruit and vegetables, which is good, but also puts us more at risk of acquiring a food-borne disease.
“Our message is that we're working with industry, we're working with growers to try to minimize the opportunities for contamination and to identify which strategies may be in place to minimize contamination after it occurs,” Hedberg said.
He also states that irradiation offers promise to prevent future outbreaks.
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