"jmcquown" > wrote in message
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> On 1/22/2018 10:22 AM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>> On Mon, 22 Jan 2018 11:50:15 -0000, Janet > wrote:
>>
>>> In article >, says...
>>>>
>>>> Is anyone else having this problem?
>>>>
>>>> I posted a few weeks back about the Kumatos that I bought. They were
>>>> upside
>>>> down in a package. The bottoms looked fine but the tops showed them to
>>>> be
>>>> rotten. I only bought those because oddly enough they were cheaper than
>>>> the
>>>> other tomatoes.
>>>>
>>>> Then I bought grape tomatoes at another store. Used half. Next day went
>>>> to
>>>> use the other half and they had black mold spots on them.
>>>>
> (snip)>>>
>>>> Why are the tomatoes rotting so quickly?
>>>
>>> There must be a very high load of mould spores in the air in your
>>> kitchen, and it won't be doing your own health any good.Something is
>>> wrong with your kitchen ventilation, hygeine, food-handling or food
>>> storage.
>>>
>>> Janet UK
>>
>> thank you Janet. I was going to list all the food items that she has
>> complained about molding but , . . .
>>
> I cringe at the mere thought. I don't have those problems. Then again, I
> don't buy fruit or vegetables that are sold on a tray in shrink wrap so
> that I can't see what the underside looks like.
>
> If I'd gotten home with a package of tomatoes wrapped thusly and found
> they were rotton or mushy or moldy on the side I couldn't see, I'd have
> immediately taken them back to the store. At the very least I'd call them
> on the phone to complain. Bitching about bad tomatoes here won't fix her
> problem.
I didn't bother taking them back because the store is nowhere near here. I
take some friends shopping about once a week and it was a store near where
they live. I also wouldn't say that I was bitching or complaining. Merely
stating a fact. They seemed to go bad quickly.