My Whataburger

[dreemes]

This morning I ordered a double double mayo all the way hold the salt but it was missing something! It was missing the tomato. Less than 300 people get sick and with 300,000,000 people in this country that comes to less than 1 in 1,000,000 and the rest of us have to do without tomatoes. They probably got sick because the tomatoes where not washed properly. If people would only take lessons from raccoons. Eating places should have tomatoes and those that are scared of them can simply say hold the tomato.

Next thing you know they will link toilet paper to an outbreak of hemorrhoids and pull toilet paper from shelves.

[alamoshutterbug]

I don't have to do without tomatoes, just a quick walk to the backyard. And Romas at that.

[Dobick]

Mmmmmmmmmm...... Double Double :drool:

[dreemes]

Oh how I wish I could have a garden. The sad part was this morning was I got my burger and went and found a parking place at the Jacksonville Tomato Festival. All those tomatoes around and none on my burger. If I wouldn't have had so far to walk to buy it and then walk back to my truck to cut the tomato and eat my burger I would have had tomato on my burger

[dbphotos]

Washing is correct. The whole issue with farm workers not washing their hands before they pick the fruit and vegetables and then no one along the process washing their fruits or vegetables. Every grocery store has "vegetable wash" or simply use dishwashing liquid and rinse.

It's simple hygiene, just like washing your hands after you go to the bathroom!!

[ka5txl]

Originally Posted by dreemes

If people would only take lessons from raccoons. Eating places should have tomatoes and those that are scared of them can simply say hold the tomato.

Next thing you know they will link toilet paper to an outbreak of hemorrhoids and pull toilet paper from shelves.

uh maybe you've never experianced the joy of opening a commercial trash compctor at night and coming face to face with dining racoons I'll pass. At the first sign of a toliet paper recall I'm cornering the market on kleenex

[dreemes]

When I was a child it wasn't uncommon to come face to face with them dining on the chicken feed in the shed.

[photonewb]

the worst part is that Texas grown tomatos are SAFE!!!!!!!!

[photonewb]

Originally Posted by ka5txl

uh maybe you've never experianced the joy of opening a commercial trash compctor at night and coming face to face with dining racoons I'll pass. At the first sign of a toliet paper recall I'm cornering the market on kleenex

consider baby wipes! :D

but that's another thread all together :o

[ka5txl]

Originally Posted by photonewb

consider baby wipes! :D

but that's another thread all together :o

I'll ad that to list thanks

[nancyc]

Squat toilets will be the solution to the toilet paper issue...

http://www.pbase.com/jtodhunter/indian_toilet

[janetg]

mmm please tell me you pulled that photo from the internet...

[CaptainTom]

By RACHEL SLADE / The Dallas Morning News
sslade@dallasnews.com

Texas supermarkets removed certain tomatoes from shelves and restaurants removed them from dishes Thursday as 11 more salmonella cases believed to be linked to raw tomatoes were confirmed in the state.


There are now 35 confirmed cases of salmonella Saintpaul in Texas, including four cases in Dallas County and one in Tarrant County.

A total of 11 states, which now include Wisconsin and Virginia, have confirmed 112 cases of the Saintpaul strain. Of those cases, 83 were reported in Texas and New Mexico.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said preliminary investigations suggest that raw red plum, red Roma or round red tomatoes are to blame.

The agency advised residents of Texas and New Mexico to only eat tomatoes that haven’t been connected to the outbreak, including homegrown, cherry and grape tomatoes as well as those sold attached to the vine.

They also reminded consumers that fresh salsa, guacamole, pico de gallo and other products may contain raw tomatoes.

The reports have prompted local restaurants and supermarkets to limit their offerings of tomatoes as health officials work to determine the specific type and source of the tomatoes causing the outbreak.

Some restaurant chains have followed suit. Subway has asked its Texas and New Mexico stores not to serve tomatoes. Sonic has made the same request for all its stores nationwide.



Jerry Johnston, a Chick-fil-A spokesman, said its stores have pulled all Roma and red round tomatoes from its menu in the two states. They have not removed other tomatoes, such as the grape, used in their wraps.

Pappasito's Cantina has substituted Roma and red round with cherry, grape and vine-cluster tomatoes, the company said.

Albertsons and Kroger have pulled red round and Roma tomatoes from their shelves in Texas and New Mexico, the companies said. The stores are offering refunds to customers and continue to sell other varieties of tomatoes, including grape and cherry tomatoes and those sold on the vine.

In New Mexico, investigators are working to confirm the source of the outbreak by testing a variety of tomatoes from stores statewide, according to the New Mexico Department of Health. Emily Palmer of the Texas Department of State Health Services said officials are monitoring the outbreak and may consider testing as the investigation continues.

Symptoms of salmonella, including abdominal pain, nausea, diarrhea and vomiting, generally develop within 12 to 72 hours. The illness usually last for four to seven days and most people do not need treatment. Those with salmonella are advised to drink water, rest and visit their doctor.

TT- When the lettuce salmonella outbreak occured, washing of the lettuce was directed. They the found out that the salmonell had somehow gotten into the lettuce as it was growing and no amount of washing would help.

If you got a serious case of salmonella at Whataburger, the law suit would put you on easy street.

[CaptainTom]

It's simple hygiene, just like washing your hands after you go to the bathroom!!

I've always felt that it was more important to wash your hands BEFORE you go to the bathroom....... and of course after as well.

[nancyc]

Originally Posted by janetg

mmm please tell me you pulled that photo from the internet...

Well... I found something similar in the middle of the night in a train... too bad I didn't have the camera with me or it would be my shoot ;-)


BTW.. What is pico de gallo without tomatoes??????????