ood Inspection Office published alerts concerning a batch of Moroccan cherry tomatoes. More than 50,000 kilogrammes of these tomatoes were imported to the Czech Republic.The French health authorities registered 26 cases of food poisoning linked to the consumption of Moroccan cherry tomatoes.
The victims suffered from digestive symptoms including vomiting, abdominal cramps, and a sore throat. The authorities noted that these are "short-term" symptoms, and that they occur "very quickly after consuming the tomatoes."
All who fell ill ate tomatoes imported from Morocco. According to news magazine www.h24info.ma, the tomatoes were marketed by Idyl, a French firm that produces, packages and imports Moroccan fruit and vegetables into France.
The company responded directly to this accusation:
"We have been informed by French health authorities of consumer complaints concerning indigestion of limited duration potentially linked to the eating of a variety of cherry tomatoes from Morocco. Although no analysis has revealed the slightest product non-conformity, Idyl company has decided, as a precaution, to stop marketing this variety from 2 May 2014 on."
