{"id":3521,"date":"2025-06-10T07:57:09","date_gmt":"2025-06-10T12:57:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.molllawgroup.com\/blog\/?p=3521"},"modified":"2025-06-08T17:14:02","modified_gmt":"2025-06-08T22:14:02","slug":"fda-elevates-tomato-recall-to-highest-risk-warning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.molllawgroup.com\/blog\/fda-elevates-tomato-recall-to-highest-risk-warning\/","title":{"rendered":"FDA Elevates Tomato Recall to Highest Risk Warning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3523\" src=\"https:\/\/www.molllawgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/tomatoes-4434850_640-e1749419768849.jpg\" alt=\"tomatoes-4434850_640-e1749419768849\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/tomato-recall-salmonella-fda\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tomato recall<\/a> was announced in May in connection with possible salmonella contamination. It affects three states, and recently was upgraded to Class I recall, which is the highest recall designation for health dangers. It means that the FDA believes that there is a reasonable probability that the recalled product will cause serious harms to health or even death. The affected products are from Williams Farms Repack. If you suffered from illness due to recalled tomatoes, you should call the seasoned Chicago-based product liability attorneys of Moll Law Group. Billions have been recovered in cases with which we\u2019ve been involved.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Contact Moll Law Group About Your Food Safety Claim<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Salmonella is a kind of bacteria that is one of the most common causes of fatal foodborne illness and should be taken seriously. The distributor Williams Farms Repack LLC initiated a tomato recall on May 2 after it was told by its supplier H&amp;C Farms that their tomatoes carried the danger of salmonella contamination. Nine package sizes of tomatoes sold to wholesalers and distributors in South Carolina, North Carolina, and George between April 23, 2025 and April 28, 2025. These were affected tomato packages:\u00a0XL 18-pound loose, lot code R4467; 60ct 18-pound loose, lot codes R4467, R4470; 4&#215;5 two layer, Williams Farms Repack label, lot code R4467; 4&#215;4 2 layer, lot code R4467; Combo 25 pound, lot code R4467; 6&#215;6 25 pound, H&amp;C Farms label, lot codes R4467, R4470; 5&#215;6 25 pound, H&amp;C Farms label, lot code R4467; 3 count trays, Williams Farms Repack label, lot code R4467; and 60 count two layer, Williams Farms Repack label, lot code R4467.<\/p>\n<p>Around the same time, Ray &amp; Mascari Inc. recalled tomatoes in 11 states. The latter received the FDA\u2019s warning of a high hazard, a class I designation. When the recalls were announced, there had been no illnesses or deaths reported. The affected Ray &amp; Mascari, Inc. tomatoes come in packs of four that are sold in plastic clamshell containers and labeled with \u201cVine Ripe Tomatoes You can identify the source of these affected tomatoes because the containers are also labeled with \u201cPacked by Ray &amp; Mascar, Inc.\u201d Gordon Food Services Stores in 11 states sold the recalled tomatoes out of a cardboard box that includes 12 clamshell containers.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.molllawgroup.com\/blog\/fda-elevates-tomato-recall-to-highest-risk-warning\/#more-3521\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A tomato recall was announced in May in connection with possible salmonella contamination. It affects three states, and recently was upgraded to Class I recall, which is the highest recall designation for health dangers. 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