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A man in South Florida becomes the state’s first case of salmonella tied to the tomato scare. Health officials say the man got sick after eating tomatoes while in New York. Officials say Florida Tomatoes are still safe to eat, but the state remains in question for tomatoes that were harvested in April. Florida Department of Agriculture spokeswoman Liz Compton said tomato farmers in Florida are tightly regulated.

“We’re pretty confident given our strict guidelines that it will come out that we weren’t the source. If we do then we will deal with it then. Right now food safety is the issues and the tomatoes that people are eating now are safe,” said Compton.

Since April more than two hundred people in 23 states have gotten sick after eating tomatoes. Officials still haven’t found the source of the outbreak.