tomatoes Archive

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  Attack of the poison tomatoes - by frog

  
  
  
   The United States has just been battling a bizarre outbreak of salmonella poisoning.   167 people in 17 states have fallen ill from salmonella, 23 have gone to hospital and one has died.  And the culprit is tomatoes;  specifically out of season tomatoes that have travelled thousands of miles from their farm to final resting [...] read more
  June 13, 2008 2:49 pm - 34 Comments
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  “Made from imported and local ingredients” - by frog

  
  
  
  We import about 1.5 million tonnes of food every year from many different countries – including fresh foods such as fish, meat, fruit and vegetables. For example we import lettuces from Korea, pears from China, oranges from Thailand. All things we can, if we want, grow here. None of it has to be labelled for [...] read more
  December 6, 2007 5:05 pm - 52 Comments