The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) late last month upgraded its recall on tomatoes contaminated with salmonella to a Class I. The agency said produce sold by Williams Farms Repack could pose “serious adverse health consequences or death,” in a May 28 enforcement report. The recall was first announced on May 2 when the FDA…

WASHINGTON - The Food and Drug Administration has upgraded a tomato recall announced last month in three southern states to its most severe warning due to a potential salmonella contamination. A "Class 1" recall is the FDA's highest recall designation for health hazards,

The recalled tomatoes, packaged in trays and boxes, were shipped to Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina.