A tomato recall due to risk of salmonella contamination has been designated as Class I, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's highest warning level, the agency said. The FDA marked the tomato recall affecting three states as Class I, meaning there is a risk of "serious adverse health consequences or death," on May 28.

Williams Farms Repack issued a recall for the tomatoes, the FDA announced last month. It's now labeled deadly.

The FDA has issued a Class I recall for tomatoes distributed in Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina due to possible salmonella contamination. Packed by Williams Farms Repack LLC under the H&C Farms label,