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bakosphere - > Bakosphere -> McDonald's holds the tomatoes
McDonald's holds the tomatoes

Your Big Mac won't have tomatoes on it today because McDonald's just announced it won't be serving sliced tomatoes at any of its restaurants over concerns about Salmonella food poisoning linked to uncooked tomatoes.

From the Associated Press:

McDonald’s will continue to serve grape tomatoes in its salads because no problems have been linked to that variety.
The source of the tomatoes responsible for the illnesses in at least 16 states has not been pinpointed. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has said at least 23 people have been hospitalized, and no deaths have been reported.

Those tomatoes I've got growing in the back yard are looking better by the minute!

— Andrew Mockett


 

Posted in the News interest group.
Topics: tomatoes, McDonalds
posted by bakosphere on Monday, June 9, 2008 at 11:12 AM
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posted by Tiffanilynn on Jun 9, 2008 at 11:26 AM

 Hopefully some guy doesnt get ticked off, and push the clerk.....

posted by tchudilowsky on Jun 9, 2008 at 11:26 AM

Just found out today about this recall here too.

Growing tomatoes in Bakersfield came easy for me. Really great tasting tomatoes. Here in Casper I can't grow a decent tomatoe to save my life! Unless I get a green house. I stink at it here. Weather is so unpredictable.

posted by FrankieV2 on Jun 9, 2008 at 11:28 AM

yeah, that dude was hungry.  he ordered 4 mc muffins or something.

posted by tchudilowsky on Jun 9, 2008 at 11:34 AM

No matter what he has ever done before this is pretty much what he will always be remembered for lol! What a dweeb!

posted by dgrealish on Jun 9, 2008 at 11:40 AM

I don't want to rub it in, but my garden is coming along brilliantly.  My tomatoes are blooming like nobodies business.  I even have a few grape tomatoes on one plant.  I had so many plants come up from seeds this year, I had trouble giving them away.  You're right, Bakersfield is a great place to grow tomatoes.

posted by FrankieV2 on Jun 9, 2008 at 11:40 AM

good times...good times

posted by adampayne on Jun 9, 2008 at 11:43 AM

Nothing says salmonella and other new airborn bacteria like factory farming.


posted by FrankieV2 on Jun 9, 2008 at 11:47 AM

adam - les paul, strat and what's in the back? Gibson ES? PRS?

posted by kelly86cjos on Jun 9, 2008 at 11:54 AM

Big Mac's don't have tomatoes on them any other day either...

posted by adampayne on Jun 9, 2008 at 12:51 PM

It's my Dobro. Thanks for asking.


posted by bakosphere on Jun 9, 2008 at 01:09 PM

kelly,

thanks for the clarification.

posted by robinislost on Jun 9, 2008 at 02:08 PM

Yeah. My dad and I have over 20 tomato plants in the ground right now -- not to mention the myriad little seedlings coming up in the potato rows that are the offspring from last year's Black Pearls. I soooo cannot wait until we have so many growing that we can't pick them all in one day. It starts to drive me crazy and I just love it. You're all right -- it's easy to grow tomatoes in Bakersfield. I also have a few pink Brandywines in small pots right now that I'm allowing to grow some more before I transplant them into the ground.

We actually planted them late this year, but we do have a few  Sweet 100s growing, and a few other tomatoes that are growing on the plants. I can't remember their names. Our three patio tomatoes on the porch (only one of which is a real patio tomato) started producing and ripening in the middle of May. Yeeeeeah. I love it.

I'm hoping that things go well enough in the garden so I can take it all down to the farmers market. That would be sooo much fun.

posted by dillski on Jun 9, 2008 at 03:07 PM

Why don't they offer grilled tomatoes instead, a little different but you would still get your tomato.

posted by FrankieV2 on Jun 9, 2008 at 03:12 PM

because mc donalds frys their stuff.  carls jr, now they flame broil.

posted by NancyII on Jun 9, 2008 at 03:19 PM

Good catch Kelly.  LOL.  Our reporter could use some new lines.

posted by johnburnssucks on Jun 9, 2008 at 07:49 PM

Subway no have tomato either...

posted by NancyII on Jun 9, 2008 at 07:52 PM

On the same news where I saw the controversial school issue, I also saw grocers hauling tomatoes out of the markets.  Only 3 kind were listed.  Romas being one...never heard of the other two.

I like tomatoes but can live without them.  Sure puts a crimp in the BLT biz though, doesn't it?

posted by Blackfeather on Jun 10, 2008 at 10:10 AM

No one can tell me this isn't the fault of Bill and Hillary Clinton! It is because of people like this that Salmonella sneaks its way into our food supply. Just another effort in the liberal agenda to weaken our resolve. That is why I am voting for McCain.

posted by MeghanBrooks on Jun 10, 2008 at 01:41 PM

Inn n out doesnt have them either :(


posted by lanabuford on Jun 10, 2008 at 03:26 PM
  Is the price going to change? I think if they charge extra for egg then it should be less for no tomato..:)
posted by bakobornnraised on Jun 10, 2008 at 08:52 PM

I can see it now as the next TBC headline..."gas prices AND KETCHUP prices go up!"

posted by FrankieV2 on Jun 10, 2008 at 09:11 PM

the daddy tomato stomped all over the baby tomato when he fell behind on their morning walk.  do you know what daddy said then?

posted by NancyII on Jun 10, 2008 at 10:28 PM

Blackfeather, I think you're on to something there.

posted by lanabuford on Jun 11, 2008 at 06:00 PM
  Ketchup......LOL
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