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Mexico's Lack Of Safeguards Makes Produce A Risk To U.S.
At the end of a dirt road in northern Mexico, the conveyer belts processing hundreds of tons of vegetables a year for U.S. and Mexican markets are open to the elements, protected only by a corrugated metal roof. ...more
September 14, 2008
Mexican Sellers See Excess Tomatoes As U.S. Halts Imports
Export-quality tomatoes labeled "Ready to Eat" in English flooded Mexico City markets on Thursday after a salmonella scare in the United States stopped them from crossing the border. ...more
June 13, 2008
FDA Clears Bay Area Tomatoes; Harvesting Stopped In S. Florida
Food-safety experts can't yet rule out all Florida-grown tomatoes as the culprit behind the recent nationwide salmonella outbreak. ...more
June 11, 2008
Tomatoes From South Florida Not Cleared By FDA
The federal government has determined that Florida-grown tomatoes did not cause the recent salmonella outbreak in the United States, Florida's agriculture commissioner said this afternoon, which should clear the way for the tomatoes to return to store shelves. ...more
June 10, 2008
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