Tennessee Delegation Calls On FDA To Protect State's Tomato Farmers

Tennessee's Congressional delegation is calling on the Food and Drug Administration to help the state's tomato farmers. They're asking the agency to "quickly determine" the source of the recent salmonella outbreak and effectively eliminate the contaminated tomatoes from the food supply without hurting the producers whose products are still safe. The Tennessee Department of Health confirmed six cases of salmonella related to contaminated tomatoes. However, none of them were grown in Tennessee. Tomatoes grown in the Volunteer State were never subject to the federal produce recall. Still, the state's elected officials fear that the negative publicity surrounding tomatoes is hurting the state's growers. They want the FDA to clearly state that Tennessee-grown tomatoes are safe to eat.