That Was A Close One

Today's big news was not the rising gas prices, the Presidential election, or even the flooding in Indiana an other states; it was about the raw tomato salmonella outbreak. Today, McDonalds and other restaurants announced they had stopped using raw tomatoes because of a possible salmonella outbreak.  Other restaurants that have also stopped using raw tomatoes are Burger King, Outback Steakhouse, Taco Bell, KFC, Long John Silvers, A&W, Red Lobster, and Olive Garden.  Wal-Mart and Winn Dixie reported they had pulled the suspect tomatoes from their shelves.  The CDC reported that cherry tomatoes, grape tomatoes and tomatoes sold with the vine still attached are safe for now and are not thought to be the source of the salmonella outbreak.

It's just my luck.  Just when I start eating raw tomatoes almost every day, they take them away from the stores and restaurants.  But at least my beloved grape tomatoes are still OK to eat without worrying about getting a fever, diahrrhea, and abdominal cramps 12 to 72 hours after eating them.