If there's one panic that reoccurs like clockwork, it's salmonella in the food supply.
What Americans need to know about the outbreak of salmonella in their salad fruit of choice, and why it's so hard to determine the source of all the trouble.
So how much damage can a few rotten tomatoes really do? The tomato-linked salmonella outbreak announced by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on June 3 has claimed 228 victims .
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June 14, 2013 - Meat and Poultry Online
Henry Waxman in International Herald Tribune The situation at the plant is alarming,said Waxman, D-Calif. "It shows major gaps in our food safety system. I am extremely troubled by reports that the plant tested positive for salmonella numerous times but nothing was done to ensure...
Bart Stupak in San Francisco Chronicle This latest salmonella outbreak has shown us that it is necessary to have electronic record-keeping and trace-back systems in order to quickly detect the source of food-borne illnesses,Stupak said.
Barack Obama in OMB Watch Among the accomplishments, "My Administration has taken steps to reduce the prevalence of E. coli, implemented new standards to reduce exposure to Campylobacter, and issued a rule to control Salmonella contamination," Obama said.