After the E. coll epidemic in spinach last year killed a few people and sickened hundreds of others, food safety is on everyone's minds. With that background, a group of California tomato farmers subsequently banded together to form a new group, California Tomato Farmers. Its primary focus, at least initially, is on food safety. The group is comprised of eight of the largest family-owned tomato companies in California: Ace Tomato Co. Inc., The DiMare Company, Gargiulo, Inc., HS Packing/JTL Produce, Live Oak Farms, San Joaquin Tomato Growers, Oceanside Produce/Harry Sing and Sons and Pacific Triple E/Tripe E. Produce. These growers account for nine out of every 10 fresh tomatoes grown in California, which says Ed Beckman, president of the new cooperative, is enough volume to fill the needs of every retail and foodservice company in North America during the California growing season.
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机译：去年菠菜中的大肠埃希菌（E. coll）流行病导致几人丧生，数百人生病后，食品安全就在每个人的心中。在此背景下，一组加利福尼亚番茄农户随后联合起来，组成了一个新的小组，即“加利福尼亚番茄农户”。至少在最初，它的主要重点是食品安全。该集团由加利福尼亚州最大的家族番茄公司中的八家组成：Ace Tomato Co. Inc.，DiMare Company，Gargulilo Inc.，HS Packing / JTL Produce，Live Oak Farms，圣华金番茄种植者，Oceanside Produce / Harry Sing and Sons和Pacific Triple E / Tripe E. Produce。这些种植者占加利福尼亚州每10个新鲜番茄中的9个，新合作社总裁埃德·贝克曼（Ed Beckman）说，这足以满足加利福尼亚州生长季节北美每家零售和食品服务公司的需求。
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