The Food and Drug Administration is elevating an earlier recall of open field tomatoes to its highest risk level over concerns of potential salmonella contamination.
Williams Farms Repack LLC issued a recall for some of its tomatoes back on May 2. On May 28, the FDA assigned the recall a Class I designation, which indicates that use of the recalled product could cause "serious adverse health consequences or death."
The recall includes "4x5 2 layer," "60ct 2-layer" and three-count trays of Williams Farms Repack label tomatoes, according to a company announcement shared on the FDA website. The recall also impacts "5x6" and "6x6" 25-pound boxes of H&C Farms Label tomatoes, the company said.
The recalled tomatoes were previously distributed between April 23 and 28 in Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina, the company said in its recall announcement.
"On April 29, 2025, the firm was notified via telephone by Southeast Tomato Distributors that tomatoes supplied from H&C Farms may be contaminated with Salmonella," it stated at the time. "No illnesses have been reported to date."
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