James Silverton wrote:
>
> MareCat wrote on Tue, 10 Jun 2008 00:42:47 -0400:
>
> > "Dimitri" > wrote in message
> > ...
> >> http://permianbasin360.com/content/fulltext/?cid=5596
> >>
> >> Tomato Warnings Go Nationwide
> >>
> >> Reported by: Stefanie Jay
> >> Sunday, Jun 8, 2008 @11:38pm CST
> >>
> >> Tomato warnings go nationwide. Salmonella outbreaks spread to
> >> 16 states! Federal authorities say large tomatoes, including roma and
> >> round red, are to blame. Their studies show cherry
> >> and grape tomatoes should be safe to eat. The number of
> >> confirmed salmonella cases in the lone star state that are
> >> connected to tomatoes has grown to 56! << Back
>
> > Thanks for the heads up, Dimitri.
>
> > We're big tomato eaters here and eat them on a daily basis (of
> > the fresh and/or canned variety). Both my hubby and one of our
> > 20-month-old twin daughters came down with some sort of
> > stomach flu (nausea/vomiting, diarrhea) this past week (both
> > cases lasting several days). I did prepare/serve tomatoes
> > (mostly roma) on several occasions during the past week, but
> > neither of our twins consumed them. My hubby, our 5-year-old daughter,
> > my visiting FIL, and I all ate the tomatoes, and
> > only my hubby got sick. It's a "go figure."
>
> I see from the Washington Post this morning that the DC
> Metro area is affected by the salmonella on tomatoes scare. It grieved
> my Scottish soul but I just dropped three fine plum tomatoes down the
> garbage grinder. Vine tomatoes are said to be OK.
>
> Now, on thinking about it, I bought *four* tomatoes and ate one in a
> sandwich on Sunday so I am probably OK but better safe than sorry, I
> suppose

If you already ate one and lived to tell about it, they were probably
fine, but as an extra precaution you could have used them in a cooked
dish like a nice putanesca type pasta sauce.