South Korea: Disposal of all tomato cultivars following vomiting controversy

[Reporter Go Seong-jin, Korea Rural Newspaper] Farmers (20 farms) who grew a specific variety (HS2106 variety, brand name TY All-Star), which were additionally confirmed through local governments, including three cherry tomato farms that had a causal relationship with food poisoning-like symptoms, participated in voluntary disposal and discarded all of them The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs said on the 13th. From March 31, the government temporarily restricts shipments to farms growing the variety, and examines whether the cause of the bitter taste is limited to a specific variety or a phenomenon that occurs in general tomatoes due to the decrease in temperature in winter. A comparative analysis was conducted between three cherry tomato cultivars and the corresponding cultivars. According to the analysis results, no bitter components were detected in general tomatoes, and it was confirmed that only those varieties showed high levels of lycoperoside C, a ...