The salmonella linked to uncooked tomatoes has now spread to 16
states. The Associated Press reports: Investigations by the
Texas and New Mexico Departments of Health and the U.S. Indian
Health Service have tied 56 cases in Texas and 55 in New Mexico
to raw, uncooked, tomatoes.Hopefully this doesn’t get as bad as
the spinach-E. coli outbreak. "We're seeing a steady increase,"
Deborah Busemeyer, New Mexico Department of Health
communications director, said Saturday. An additional 50 people
have been sickened by the same Salmonella "Saintpaul" infection
in Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Illinois,
Indiana, Kansas, Oklahoma, Oregon, Utah, Virginia, Washington
and Wisconsin, the federal Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention reported. Investigators are trying to determine if
raw tomatoes also are responsible for the illnesses in those
states, said Arleen Porcell, a CDC spokeswoman.