Salmonella Sandwich

You know me, always willing to put my life on the line in the name of journalism. After reading report after report about people freaking out about the salmonella tomatoes coming from Mexico I decided to be like "12 on Your Side" and take action. Alegría Tapatía went to the streets to see what it's actually like to eat a sandwich filled with killer Mexican tomatoes.


The sandwich in question, served with a side of tasty lime and pepper potato chips.


Contemplating Mortality


Not bad, although I could have done with less of the jalapeño flavored carrots.BTW this shirt is the mandatory fashion for Mexico. ALL HAND-EMBROIDERED ALL THE TIME!


Here I am two hours later, still alive and back at work serving the public good.


It's not that I don't believe that the evil tomatoes are coming from down here - lord knows I've been to many a tianguis where the vendor stacked produce and car batteries like one giant lasagna. However, it seems to be getting to the point where we had an "Africanized killer bees"situation. It's like, "oh no, don't let in the Mexican tomatoes they'll steal your lawn mower and date your daughter." The FDA still can't even figure out where the outbreak is coming from.
“It’s important to control expectations, and it’s possible that this investigation will not ultimately provide a smoking gun,” David Acheson, the FDA’s associate commissioner for foods, said at a recent news conference, as reported by the Wall Street Journal. “That’s not that unusual with tomato outbreaks.”
At least now they can count out my loncheria, GDL Frutylact.