Dozens of U.S. states recall tomatoes and salads due to salmonella contamination

Dozens of U.S. states recall tomatoes and salads due to salmonella contamination. A tomato growing company in Florida voluntarily recalled the grape tomatoes it sold after testing positive for salmonella...

Dozens of U.S. states recalled tomatoes and salad due to salmonella contamination. A tomato growing company in Florida voluntarily recalled the grape tomatoes it sold after testing positive for salmonella. ). As of April 29, the company was aware of no reports of illnesses related to the recall. The tomato company, Six L’s Packing, said the recalled products were packaged on April 11 and have a packaging code of DW-H. These tomatoes are sold to California, North Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama, Florida, New Jersey, New York, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Georgia, and even exported to Canada. It is reported that the salmonella infection was discovered by a New York State USDA inspector. The contaminated tomatoes originated from a farm in Florida. Taylor Farms Pacific in Tracy, Calif., uses the tomatoes to make deli salads. The company recalled the salad products on Monday. The salads are packaged in plastic boxes and sold at deli counters at supermarkets such as Albertsons, Raley’s, Safeway, Savemart, Sam’s Club and Walmart throughout the Western United States and some Midwestern states. Affected states include Arizona, Oregon, California, Nevada, Washington, New Mexico, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, South Dakota, Wyoming, Colorado and Utah. The company is asking customers to return recalled products to the place of purchase for a refund. Salmonella can make young children, the elderly and people with weakened immune systems sick and sometimes fatal. Symptoms of infection include fever, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain.