FDA and Tomatoes

I'm becoming more and more convinced that governmental agencies are just a way for us to build our national debt.
"Investigators still don't know what caused the salmonella outbreak, which now has sickened 1,220 people in 42 states — the earliest falling ill on April 10 and the latest so far on July 4.
But Thursday's move, coming as the tomato industry estimates its losses at more than $100 million, doesn't mean that tomatoes harvested in the spring are cleared. It just means that the tomatoes in fields and stores today are safe to eat, said Dr. David Acheson, the Food and Drug Administration's food safety chief.
'This is not saying that anybody was absolved,' Acheson said. But, 'as of today, FDA officials believe that consumers may now enjoy all types of fresh tomatoes available without concern of becoming infected with salmonella Saintpaul,' the outbreak strain.
Early on, there was good evidence linking certain raw tomatoes to the sick, Acheson stressed. Yet inspectors haven't found the outbreak strain of salmonella Saintpaul on any farms, in suspect areas of south Florida and parts of Mexico, where they've managed to trace tomatoes thought to have been eaten by patients."
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25724341/

Now just a few thoughts.
1. Why haven't they found what caused the salmonella outbreak? Isn't there job to pin point these things and ease American's minds so that the tomato industry doesn't lose $100 million?
2. It's difficult to pin point an out break but it's crucial for weak Americans that as the FDA announces an outbreak they are sure they can find it and fix the situation. There are plenty of people right now in America that aren't going to eat tomatoes again because they think they're going to die tomorrow if they get salmonella. We will destroy tomatoes farmers over a tummy ache. No one died from this "OUTBREAK". In Israel people have to deal with bus bombs going off but people are still riding the busses. Here in America the FDA announces, "Salmonella runs rampant, the outbreak has infected 1,220!" And people run like there are bombs dropping from the sky!
3. Why are we like this? We're spoiled. We can't handle a tummy ache. I'm convinced we get a little salmonella pretty regularly. The FDA gets wind of some cases that are localized and they almost destroy farmers all over the country.
People, do me a favor, go to the store and buy a few more tomatoes than you would normally buy and make some salsa. I guess it's up to us to make sure that the FDA doesn't bankrupt farmers and the tomato industry here in America. I'm not kidding go buy tomatoes!