TENNESSEE (WHNT) — A tomato recall initiated in early May has now been classified by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as Class I — the agency’s highest level.
It’s now one of two ongoing U.S. tomato recalls categorized as Class I. Together, the recalls affect 14 states.
Williams Farms Repack, LLC, had first announced a voluntary recall of nearly a dozen lots of tomatoes on May 2, over concerns of salmonella contamination. These products were packaged and sold to wholesalers and distributors located in the states of Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina between April 23 to April 28…