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AGRICULTURE & INDUSTRIES COMMISSIONER SPARKS: ALABAMA GROWN TOMATOES ON FDA 'SAFE TO EAT' LIST

The Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries issued the following news release:

Agriculture & Industries Commissioner Ron Sparks has announced that Alabama grown tomatoes will be placed on the Food & Drug Administration's "safe to eat" list as of tonight. Local farmers who grow tomatoes have not been adversely affected by the recent outbreak of salmonella in raw red tomatoes that has caused some grocery stores and restaurants to pull tomatoes from their shelves and menus. Alabama's harvest season has just begun and an ample supply of Alabama grown tomatoes should arrive at markets this week.

"There is not a recall for tomatoes, but in Alabama, some stores are voluntarily ...

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