Tops Pulls Some Tomatoes from Shelves as Precaution

If you're addicted to Tops Fresh Salsa – like a certain local newsperson is – you're out of luck for a while. Tops Markets has pulled the salsa, along with its organic round tomatoes because of the FDA advisory. These tomatoes are grown in locations that are still under investigation by the FDA for their possible connection to a salmonella outbreak. All other tomatoes currently supplied to Tops’ produce departments have been harvested from growing regions that are not affected by the FDA advisory or are not implicated in the nationwide advisory. No illnesses have been reported due to consumption of the products under investigation by the FDA.
McDonald's, Burger King, and Taco Bell are among the restaurants taking tomatoes off their menus. Wal-Mart has also pulled certain brands of tomatoes from its shelves.