BREAKING THE PERISHABLE PRODUCTS PARADIGM:
By H. Louis Cooperhouse and
Thomas Orton, Ph.D.
Cantaloupes and carrot juice, spinach and sandwiches, peanut butter and
pot pies, ground beef and grilled chicken, almonds and alfalfa sprouts:
the list of everyday foods associated with recent foodborne illness out-
breaks and product recalls goes on and on. Since April 2008, this list may include raw,
red, Roma and round tomatoes, which have potentially been contaminated with the
unusual strain of
Salmonella
Saintpaul. Although raw tomatoes have been associated with
several significant outbreaks over the past decade, 2008 marks the first time that restau-
rants and grocery chains throughout the country chose to temporarily stop selling or
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