The latest salmonella outbreak provides additional proof the nation's flimsy food safety system poses a threat to both consumers and businesses. ...more

February 12, 2009

Following the Food & Drug Administration's (FDA) announcement that tomatoes were not the likely source of a recent salmonella outbreak, Congressman Tim Mahoney, D. FLA, has introduced a bill, H.R. 6581, to compensate tomato growers and packers nationwide for their losses due to the salmonella scare, which according to the Florida Tomato Exchange's estimates could be close to $100 million. ...more

July 27, 2008

It's OK to eat all kinds of tomatoes again, the U.S. government declared Thursday - lifting its salmonella warning on the summer favorites amid signs that the record outbreak, while not over, may be slowing. ...more

July 18, 2008

The Florida Tomato Growers Exchange, an agricultural cooperative, is right to encourage its members not to participate in so-called "penny-per-pound" agreements being pushed by the Coalition of Immokalee Workers. The exchange has cited concerns with these deals related to federal and state antitrust, labor and racketeering laws. ...more

November 28, 2007