KW wrote:
> "Janet Bostwick" > wrote in message
> ...
>> KW wrote:
>>> "Janet Bostwick" > wrote in message
>>> m...
>>>> Dimitri wrote:
>>>>> 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
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Old Scoundrel
>>>>>
>>>>> (AKA Dimitri)
>>>>
>>>> Before I knew of the warning, I purchased some Campari tomatoes
>>>> from Costco. I immediately noticed that the tomatoes were not from
>>>> their usual source in Arizona, but were from Canada. Campari
>>>> tomatoes are tomatoes on the vine, so I presume that Costco is
>>>> being proactive in this. Janet
>>>
>>> More than likely, it is simply a result of changing seasons and
>>> which business unit is in active production. The Campari brand is
>>> owned by Mastronardi Produce LTD and they own/operate greenhouses
>>> in both Canada and Arizona alternating production every 6 months to
>>> take advantage of local climate to mitigate production costs.
>>> http://www.sunsetproduce.com/
>>> KW
>>
>> Yes, I know. However, in years past, there has been no change in
>> country/state of origin seasonally (according to labeling). That is
>> why I was speculating that since Costco had the relationship they
>> changed to Canada tomatoes to be on the safe side. Or, perhaps,
>> since Arizona was on the bad list, the producers suggested the
>> change to avoid total loss of revenue.
>> Janet
>
> That is strange on the labeling deal....because when I last visited
> their corp offices on business, they were only producing/shipping
> product out of one facility per season so one would think the
> labeling would follow along with country of origin. Canada
> June-November and Arizona December-May. Perhaps they have added local
> sourcing since then. Either way, they are a great company and I trust
> they are doing the right thing for their consumers.

Inpressive amount of acreage under glass. I would really like to see the AZ
operation in person.
Janet

On Mon, 09 Jun 2008 18:42:23 -0500, George Shirley
> wrote:

>Karen wrote:
>> On Jun 9, 2:46 pm, George Shirley > wrote:
>>> One of the ways we avoided disease when we lived in areas where cholera,
>>> etc were prevalent was through washing all fruit and vegetables
>>> thoroughly in known clean water and then a fifteen minute soak in a pan
>>> of water with about a quarter cup of liquid bleach in it. After a few
>>> minutes out of the bleach solution the food no longer smells of bleach.
>>
>> gosh this seems like a procedure for third world countries, not the
>> good ol' USA.
>>
>> Tomatoes with vines still attached are ok, btw.
>>
>> Karen
>We were in a Third World country at the time. Since we are now getting
>all sorts of produce from the good ol' USA that is contaminated with
>various varieties of E coli and salmonella it might be advisable that we
>deal with it.

in some ways the u.s. is sliding towards third-world status, at least
for some citizens.

your pal,
blake

On Tue, 10 Jun 2008 06:21:32 -0700 (PDT), Paul McNoob
> wrote:

>On Jun 9, 4:49*pm, "Michael \"Dog3\"" > wrote:
>>
>> Gawd... no kidding. Spinach, tomatoes, lemons... Well whatever. Something
>> is gonna get us when it's time to cash in the chips. *Might as well be a
>> big, juicy tomato
>>
>> Michael
>
>I would prefer it to be a big juicy prime rib !

don't worry about a thing. pretty soon, they will cost about the
same.

your pal,
blake

Nancy Young wrote:
>
> "Lou Decruss" > wrote
>
> > On Tue, 10 Jun 2008 09:57:25 -0400, "Nancy Young" >
> > wrote:
>
> >>I just bought two round tomatoes a couple days ago. Taking
> >>no chances, I tossed them. Not in a salad. Heh. Maybe I'm
> >>being overly cautious but really, I can live without tomato on my
> >>sandwiches until they sort this out.
> >
> > We tossed a few out also. Last night Louise went to TJ's to get some
> > snack type crap to send to her dad for fathers day. That's about all
> > the 89 yr old wants. I'd told her I had no interest in cooking dinner
> > and we could just do sandwiches. While there she grabbed a bag of
> > pita's thinking of the gyros I've been making using -sw's recipe. So
> > with that in her head she stopped and bought gyros. When we started
> > eating she suddenly realized there was tomatoes in them. I told her
> > they were already cut and pulling them off wouldn't do much good as
> > they've bleed into everything else. She did anyway. I kept mine on.
> > Hopefully we'll be ok.
>
> Me too. It's worth the risk to have gyros anyway!
>
> nancy

Boil the heck out of any tomatoes (after washing them thoroughly) bought
recently. Make sauce or ketchup or better still slice and fry the
underripe ones! Not many bacteria survive deep-frying.

On Tue, 10 Jun 2008 10:44:23 -0400, "Nancy Young" >
wrote:

>
>"Lou Decruss" > wrote
>
>> On Tue, 10 Jun 2008 09:57:25 -0400, "Nancy Young" >
>> wrote:
>
>>>I just bought two round tomatoes a couple days ago. Taking
>>>no chances, I tossed them. Not in a salad. Heh. Maybe I'm
>>>being overly cautious but really, I can live without tomato on my
>>>sandwiches until they sort this out.
>>
>> We tossed a few out also. Last night Louise went to TJ's to get some
>> snack type crap to send to her dad for fathers day. That's about all
>> the 89 yr old wants. I'd told her I had no interest in cooking dinner
>> and we could just do sandwiches. While there she grabbed a bag of
>> pita's thinking of the gyros I've been making using -sw's recipe. So
>> with that in her head she stopped and bought gyros. When we started
>> eating she suddenly realized there was tomatoes in them. I told her
>> they were already cut and pulling them off wouldn't do much good as
>> they've bleed into everything else. She did anyway. I kept mine on.
>> Hopefully we'll be ok.
>
>Me too. It's worth the risk to have gyros anyway!

Thanks nancy. Seems we're just fine. The gyros were good, but the
recipe Steve came up with is actually better. I'll be making it this
weekend.

Lou