More Growers Join FDA Tomato Case

Randall Weiseman June 10, 2014 Florida, Fruits, Specialty Crops, Vegetables

Thirteen additional tomato growers have joined the lawsuit against the Food and Drug Administration seeking reimbursement for money lost during the salmonella scare of 2008.

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