Roma tomatoes are offered for sale at a produce store June 9, 2008 in Chicago, Illinois. Tomatoes are suspected to be responsible for salmonella related illnesses in at least 16 states. McDonald's said Monday it will stop serving sliced tomatoes in its U.S. restaurants until the source of the salmonella outbreak is discovered. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Safe food and salmonella watch
A recent salmonella outbreak has restaurants and stores pulling tomatoes from the shelves. Midmorning examines the complexities of food safety oversight from the fields to the table.
Guests
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Sarah Klein: food safety staff attorney for Center for Science in the Public Interest.
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Joellen Feirtag: a professor in the department of food science and nutrition at the University of Minnesota.
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