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Upper East Tomato farmers ask government to address their pl...

Tomato farmers in the Upper East Region on Friday issued a threat that they would not vote for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) party if the government fails to address their plight. The farmers, who issued the threat in a communiqu [...]

Posted On : Nov, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

QuikTrip, Thorntons, Fresh & Easy Issue Recalls Over Grape T...

QuikTrip Corp. is voluntarily recalling grilled chicken salads from its Arizona convenience stores because of a possible contamination with grape tomatoes, reported the Associated Press. Andrew Williamson Fresh Produce notified QuikTrip o [...]

Posted On : Oct, 03 2011 | Comments : 0

Make Your Skin Look Fresher and Younger With Tomatoes

Tomatoes have many benefits for our bodies, they are to prevent cancer, osteoporosis and heart disease. Fresh tomatoes or tomatoes have cooked that have more benefits? The answer is tomatoes have cooked. Why? because the content of anti [...]

Posted On : Sep, 17 2011 | Comments : 0

Safeway Recalling Tomato Kabobs For Salmonella Contamination

Safeway, Inc. has recalled a line of fresh kabobs made with grape tomatoes that may have been contaminated by Salmonella, officials said. The kabobs were sold at the grocery store's full-service meat counter and were made with grape t [...]

Posted On : May, 10 2011 | Comments : 0

Capture tomato bounty with modern recipes

THE BEST way to enjoy a ripe red (or yellow or orange or purple or green) tomato is to stand next to a vine overflowing with sun-warmed fruit, find one that almost falls into your hand, and savor it right then and there. Close your eyes to [...]

Posted On : Aug, 30 2008 | Comments : 0

Tomato Industry Seeks Compensation

Federal health officials haven't cleared tomatoes as a cause of the salmonella outbreak that has sickened more than 1,270 nationwide, but the tomato industry has -- and it is asking taxpayers to compensate them for their loss. Rep. T [...]

Posted On : Jul, 25 2008 | Comments : 0

Organic Tomatoes Have More Anti-Oxidants

A 10-year study found that levels of the flavonoids quercetin and kaempferol were between 79 and 97 percent higher in organic tomatoes compared with conventionally grown -- that's almost twice the antioxidants.

Posted On : Jul, 06 2007 | Comments : 0

GM tomatoes help fight disease

A genetically modified tomato may be able to keep diseases like cancer and heart disease at bay. British and Dutch scientists collaborated on the experiment which sought to increase levels of flavonols in tomatoes. Flavonols are pow [...]

Posted On : May, 15 2007 | Comments : 0

Cooked tomatoes vs raw

Cooking tomatoes makes them even healthier by releasing beneficial compounds called phytochemicals. Researchers from Cornell University tested tomato samples by heating them to 88 degrees Celsius for 2 minutes, 15 minutes and 30 min [...]