Farmers say salmonella scare has hurt tomato sales
July 5, 2008 By GARANCE BURKE , Associated Press Writer
In this Friday, June 13, 2008 file photo, tomatoes ripen on the vine in Hanover County, Va. Since a salmonella scare has caused many customers to shun what's normally a summer favorite, tomato farmers across the nation have had to plow under their fields and leave their crop to rot in packinghouses. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
(AP) -- Expect fewer slices of red, ripe tomatoes next to the grill this holiday weekend. With a salmonella scare causing many customers to shun what's normally a summertime favorite, tomato farmers nationwide have had to plow under their fields and leave their crop to rot in packinghouses.
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Why should congress 'make growers, packers and shippers whole'? Congress doesn't make other businesses 'whole' when they fail in the market place.
Produce producers should develop a tracking system which will allow rapid identification of problem production areas. If they had such a system, this problem would likely have been quickly resolved. It is not the consumer's fault that the producers have no tracking system.