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tue 6/17/2008

 

México and Florida, the two biggest producers of U.S. tomatoes, are being singled out as the sources of tomatoes tainted by salmonella. Over 200 people in 23 U.S. states became sick after eating the tomatoes. México, which produces over 80 percent of tomatoes consumed in the U.S., says it is being unfairly targeted after some American buyers began blocking tomato shipments at the U.S.-México border.

 
 
 

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