Once again, hundreds of Americans have been sickened by outbreaks of foodborne illness. This time it is nearly 1,400 (and counting) in 40 States put down by salmonella in fresh tomatoes (or is it the peppers?), and nearly 50 in Ohio, Michigan and Georgia stricken by the deadly E. coli O157:H7 bacteria, again in hamburger. Tomatoes have been recalled nearly every year for the last 10, with hundreds ill. Hamburger, well, since the spring of 2007, we have recalled over 44 million pounds after it was linked to ill people, mostly children in nearly every state. Consumers (hint candidates - voters) have lost confidence in the businesses that feed them and a government that is supposed to protect them.
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