OSU food safety specialists available for insights on salmonella scare

Thursday, June 12, 2008

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(STILLWATER, OKLA. – June 10, 2008) – Nearby Texas and New Mexico have been the states most affected by the salmonella outbreak linked to certain varieties of tomatoes, but the list of supermarkets and restaurants nationwide pulling tomatoes from shelves and menus is growing.
 
Oklahoma State University food safety specialist can speak to the implications of the food scare for Oklahoma consumers and what they should do to protect themselves, as well as methods the Food and Drug Administration and the Center for Disease Control use to determine the origin of outbreaks