New York Grown Tomatoes are Safe and Salmonella-Free
Jun 11th, 2008 by Jervey
[Photo: Tomatoes by flickr user Brouhaha (Jonathan)]
UPDATE: SOME NYC TOMATOES ARE TAINTED. UNCLEAR STILL IF THEY’RE LOCALLY-GROWN. (WE’RE GUESSING THEY’RE NOT, BUT NO WAY TO BE SURE AT THE MOMENT.)
Salmonella in tomatoes? For real?
Fortunately, local NY-grown tomatoes are totally safe. NY 1 reports:
New York grown tomatoes were deemed safe to eat Tuesday.
The State Department of Agriculture says local tomatoes are not linked to the salmonella outbreak.
The FDA says uncooked red plum, red Roma, and round red tomatoes grown in other states may still be unsafe to eat. But cherry tomatoes, grape tomatoes, tomatoes sold attached to the vine and homegrown tomatoes are okay.
There’s a list on the CDC website of what to avoid. But stick to the local Greenmarkets and our locally-grown fruits (yeah, it’s got seeds–remember?) and you’ll be just fine.