Ever since a few cry babies got the sniffles over a few bad tomatoes last week -- fine, it was salmonella food poisoning, but tomatoes are the most awesome thing to eat in the entire universe, so we don't much care for the bad press they've been receiving -- McDonald's has decided to nix all sliced tomatoes on its sandwiches. (Wait, what sandwiches at McDonald's use tomatoes? One of those swank new chicken-ish items this now serve?)

So far 23 people have been hospitalized for eating bad, uncooked tomatoes. In addition to the golden arches, Taco Bell and Chipotle Mexican Grill have stopped using tomatoes n their gastronomic delights. Ralphs, Vons, and Albertsons have also put the kibosh on red plum, red Roma, and round red tomatoes. Poor little fellas.

We hope the FDA pinpoints where these salmonella-infused veggies are coming from. Tomatoes really don't deserve this kind of reputation. They just don't. A sad day, indeed.