New Mexicans encouraged to continue eating tomatoes only from safe list - (New Mexico Health Department)
July 10, 2008 – 8:50 pmThe New Mexico Department of Health urges New Mexicans to continue to follow national advice on eating only tomatoes that come from the U.S. Food and Drug Administrations safe list. Tomatoes continue to be the most common food under investigation that sick patients have eaten. The federal investigation is also looking into whether other ingredients commonly found in salsa could be associated with the national Salmonella Saintpaul outbreak.
Its important for you to eat tomatoes only if you know they came from a safe source, said Health Secretary Dr. Alfredo Vigil. We will continue to give people the best information we have at any given time to protect their health.
The Department of Health keeps working with federal investigators to help determine the source of the Salmonella outbreak that has sickened more than 800 people across the country, including 97 people in 19 counties of New Mexico. At least 24 individuals from […]
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