Restaurant burgers and salads were tomato-less on Monday as fast food chains led by McDonald's took precautions to protect diners against a salmonella infection outbreak blamed on certain tomatoes.

Supermarkets also pulled from shelves tomato varieties that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) suspect as tainted with the uncommon salmonella strain called Saintpaul and probably caused the salmonellosis outbreak in 16 states that has hospitalized 23 people since April 16

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers in New Mexico and Texas not to eat certain types of raw red tomatoes as it could be linked to the recent salmonella outbreak in the area.

Health officials in New Mexico began testing a variety of tomatoes after it received 57 reported cases of salmonellosis caused by Salmonella Saintpaul in New Mexico and Texas from April 23 through June 1. Seventeen people have also been hospitalized

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has reportedly issued warning against the consumption of sesame seeds packed by Les Aliments G. Dion for fear that they could be contaminated with salmonella.

The warning has been issued to the public in Alberta, Ontario, Quebec and Nova Scotia though no case of illnesses associated with the consumption of these products has been reported

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning the public that there are dangers in owning a baby turtle as a pet. These turtles pose serious health problems of Salmonella poisining to children, infants and adults who may have lowered immune systems.

The natural state of these turtles is usually prone to Salmonella bacterium on their shells and outer skin, which can cause humans who handle them to become infected