US checks if tomatoes caused Salmonella outbreak

By LAURAN NEERGAARD , AP Medical Writer, Medicine & Health / Other

In this Friday, June 13, 2008 file photo, farmer Robert Dodd displays some of his tomato crop at his farm in Hanover County, Va. As salmonella cases continue to climb, the government is checking if tainted tomatoes really are to blame for the record outbreak _ or if the problem is with another ingredient, or a warehouse that is contaminating newly harvested tomatoes. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

(AP) -- As salmonella cases continue to climb, the government is checking if tainted tomatoes really are to blame for the record outbreak - or if the problem is with another ingredient, or a warehouse that is contaminating newly harvested tomatoes.

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