| | |  News Around the Republic of Mexico | July 2008 
Mexico Finds No Salmonella in Tomatoes
 Associated Press
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| | In this June 10, 2008 file photo, a worker separates tomatoes at the sprawling Central de Abastos market in Mexico City. Pick a tomato in the blazing sun and plunge it into cold water. Instead of cleaning it, you might have contaminated it. As the FDA painstakingly tracks the source of the nationwide salmonella outbreak, this example shows the farm isn't the only place tomatoes can become tainted — and checking things like water quality and temperature control in packing houses and other supply stops is one key to safety. (AP/Gregory Bull) | | |
Mexico City - Mexico's Agriculture Department says its tests found no salmonella in Mexican tomatoes.
It says Mexican officials took samples from the same soil, water and tomatoes recently examined by U.S. inspectors and found no evidence of the bacteria.
A team of inspectors from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration visited five Mexican farms in search of the source of a salmonella outbreak that has sickened more than 1,000 people.
The FDA has not released the results of its tests in Mexico. It recently added peppers and cilantro to its list of foods under investigation in the outbreak.
Mexico's Agriculture Department said in a statement released Friday that the U.S. should clear Mexican tomatoes from any suspicion. |
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