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Trashing Good Tomatoes

Government warnings and uncertainty over the source of the deadly E. coli outbreak in Germany are causing consumers to think twice about buying fresh produce. Demand for ripe tomatoes has dropped by 95 percent, leading to the destruction of millions of dollars worth of perfectly edible food.

Government warnings and uncertainty over the source of the deadly E. coli outbreak in Germany are causing consumers to think twice about buying fresh produce. Demand for ripe tomatoes has dropped by 95 percent, leading to the destruction of millions of dollars worth of perfectly edible food.

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