CDC: Salmonella-tainted tomato illnesses reach 228
(AP
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080612/ap_on_go_ot/tomatoes_salmonella"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080610/capt.d6b9d96002f845d49b8908089b3edf8f.aptopix_tomatoes_salmonella_vttt101.jpg?x=92&y=130&q=85&sig=soW68kuHej7bkebJBwyxoA--" align="left" height="130" width="92" alt="Tomatoes with vines still attached are on sale at the Hunger Mountain Cooperative in Montpelier, Vt., Tuesday, June 10, 2008. U.S. officials hunted for the source of a salmonella outbreak in 17 states linked to three types of raw tomatoes, while the list of supermarkets and restaurants yanking those varieties from shelves and dishes grew. Cherry tomatoes, grape tomatoes, tomatoes sold with the vine still attached and homegrown tomatoes are likely not the source of the outbreak, federal officials said. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)" border="0" /></a>AP - The toll from salmonella-tainted tomatoes jumped to 228 illnesses Thursday as the government learned of five dozen previously unknown cases and said it is possible the food poisoning contributed to a cancer patient's death.</p><br clear="all"/>

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