NEW YORK: The tomato industry concentrated its outreach efforts on buyers to bolster the message that some tomatoes are safe to eat, while the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) try to identify the variety or region of tomatoes that triggered the salmonella outbreak in recent weeks.
"Everyone realizes that public health has to be in a good place," said Julia Stewart, PR director for the Produce Marketing Association (PMA), one of ...