FDA elevates tomato recall to highest risk level

Williams Farms Repack LLC has recalled tomatoes due to potential contamination with salmonella. FDA

The Food and Drug Administration is elevating an earlier tomato recall to its highest risk level over concerns of potential salmonella contamination.

Williams Farms Repack LLC issued a recall for some of its tomatoes back on May 2. On May 28, the FDA assigned the recall a Class I designation, which indicates that use of the recalled product could cause "serious adverse health consequences or death."

The recall includes "4x5 2 layer," "60ct 2-layer" and three-count trays of Williams Farms Repack label tomatoes, according to a company announcement shared on the FDA website. The recall also impacts "5x6" and "6x6" 25-pound boxes of H &C Farms Label tomatoes, the company said.