Food for Thought

You won't be asking where the beef is, instead you'll be wondering what happened to your tomato. McDonald's Corp. has temporarily stopped serving tomatoes in their sandwiches so that they can locate the source of a salmonella outbreak.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has warned U.S. consumers that the salmonella outbreak is linked to the consumption of certain raw red plum, red Roma, and red round tomatoes, and products containing these tomatoes. The FDA has said that it is safe to eat cherry tomatoes, grape tomatoes and tomatoes sold with the vine still attached, or tomatoes grown at home.

I for one applaud McDonald's on responding quickly to this outbreak, and thank them for removing the tomatoes for the time being. I know I wouldn't want to go to McDonald's or any other similar fast food establishment and be served something that was hazardous to my health. But hey, with those tomatoes gone I guess my nutrition worries are no longer necessary - and I think Morgan Spurlock would agree.

So for now America, rest comfortably, there is no need to worry about what your sinking your teeth into. No fast food corporation would put our health in jeopardy to make a buck. And if they did, it's up to us to decide what we allow ourselves to put into our bodies. Oh well, food for thought.