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| | Testing Shows No Evidence Linking Reported Salmonella Cases to Roma Tomatoes From Coronet Foods |
 | | WHEELING, W.Va., July 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Coronet Foods was advised by the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture today that a sample of Roma tomatoes taken from Sheetz early last week has tested negative for javiana, the type of salmonella found in the reported cases. |
 | | Coronet Foods also completed environmental testing of its tomato and non-tomato areas at its West Virginia processing facility, which included the analysis of samples taken from food contact and non-contact surfaces such as equipment, floors, walls, drains, and ceilings. |
 | | Sliced Roma tomatoes represent only one percent of Coronet Foods' entire line, and ninety-nine percent of that one percent is distributed to one customer. |
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