Two manufacturers of tomatoes have been recalled in 14 states as a consequence of doable salmonella contamination, the Meals and Drug Administration mentioned this week.
Ray & Mascari Inc. recalled four-count Vine Ripe tomatoes that have been bought by Gordon Meals Service Shops in 11 states, together with New York, Illinois, Michigan and Pennsylvania.
In keeping with the FDA, Ray & Mascari Inc. was notified by Hanshaw & Caping Farms of Immokalee, Florida, that they have been recalling quite a lot of tomatoes they’d obtained and repacked into 4 Depend Vine Ripe Tomatoes as a result of doable presence of salmonella of their facility.
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Individuals contaminated with salmonella can usually expertise fever, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting and stomach ache. In uncommon instances, salmonella may end up in extra severe sickness and could be deadly in younger kids, frail or aged folks and others with weakened immune techniques. The FDA mentioned that whereas no sicknesses have been reported from the tomatoes, it recommends shoppers both throw out the tomatoes or return them if they’re unopened.
The tomatoes have been bought in plastic clamshells and had a VINE RIPE TOMATOES label containing “Packed by Ray & Mascari Inc.”
The opposite states impacted by this recall are Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, Mississippi, Tennessee, Ohio, and Wisconsin.
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In the meantime, Williams Farms Repack LLC is recalling tomatoes bought to wholesalers in South Carolina, North Carolina and Georgia and had been distributed between April 23-28, 2025, the FDA mentioned in a separate discover.
The tomatoes affected by this recall could be discovered on the FDA’s web site.