A Coloradan has a confirmed case of a strain of salmonella linked to a nationwide recall of tomatoes.
The person lives in Weld County, said Barbara Hruska, director of the Consumer Protection Division at the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.
She said she did not know which northern Colorado city or town the individual was from or when the person became ill.
Salmonella can be transmitted to humans when fecal material from animals or humans contaminates food. Symptoms are similar to the flu, but the poisoning can be fatal to young children, pregnant women and other people with weakened immune systems.
Properly cooking meat, poultry and eggs, and washing produce are generally the best methods to prevent illness.
The Associated Press
