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Oklahoma added to ‘safe’ tomatoes list

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma Secretary of Agriculture, Terry Peach, has requested that Oklahoma be added to the Food and Drug Administration’s “safe list” for tomatoes.

“No Oklahoma tomatoes have been associated with the Salmonella outbreak that prompted FDA to warn against eating certain types of tomatoes so we made the request on behalf of our producers who will soon be selling homegrown tomatoes through the farmer’s markets and food cooperatives,” he said. “We have been told that when FDA updates their list of safe states this evening that Oklahoma will be added.”

Just because Oklahoma is added to the list of safe states does not necessarily mean that all tomatoes consumers might be offered in grocery stores, restaurants and other retail outlets are completely safe, Peach cautioned. FDA guidelines including avoiding red, round slicing tomatoes, and roma or plum tomatoes should be followed.

Washing all produce thoroughly and avoiding cross contamination when transporting, storing and preparing foods is also part of safe food handling, according to the FDA.

A complete list of Oklahoma Farmer’s Markets is available online at www.okgrown.com.

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