Salmonella contamination spurs recall of recent tomatoes

Williams Farms Repack LLC is recalling tomatoes due to a possible contamination with Salmonella. 

On April 29 the agency was notified by Southeast Tomato Distributors that tomatoes equipped from H&C Farms could also be contaminated with Salmonella.

No sicknesses had been confirmed as of the posting of the corporate’s recall discover on the Meals and Drug Administration web site.

The implicated tomatoes have been distributed between April 23 and April 28. These merchandise have been packaged and bought to wholesalers and distributors situated within the states of Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina. The tomatoes might have been additional distributed.

The tomatoes have been repacked into bulk cartons and three-pack shopper trays.

Customers who’ve bought these merchandise are urged to not devour them and return them to the place of buy for a full refund or they might discard the product. Customers with questions might contact Jason Breland at 843-866-7707 or 843-599-5154.

Merchandise affected are:

About Salmonella infections

Meals contaminated with Salmonella micro organism doesn’t often look, scent, or style spoiled. Anybody can change into sick with a Salmonella an infection. Infants, kids, seniors, and other people with weakened immune methods are at greater threat of great sickness as a result of their immune methods are fragile, in keeping with the CDC.

Anybody who has eaten any of the recalled tomatoes and developed signs of Salmonella an infection ought to search medical consideration. Sick individuals ought to inform their docs in regards to the potential publicity to Salmonella micro organism as a result of particular checks are essential to diagnose salmonellosis. Salmonella an infection signs can mimic different sicknesses, steadily resulting in misdiagnosis.

Signs of Salmonella an infection can embody diarrhea, belly cramps, and fever inside 12 to 72 hours after consuming contaminated meals. In any other case, wholesome adults are often sick for 4 to seven days. In some instances, nonetheless, diarrhea could also be so extreme that sufferers require hospitalization.

Older adults, kids, pregnant ladies, and other people with weakened immune methods, resembling most cancers sufferers, usually tend to develop a extreme sickness and severe, generally life-threatening situations.

Some individuals get contaminated with out getting sick or displaying any signs. Nevertheless, they might nonetheless unfold the infections to others.

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Williams Farms Repack LLC is recalling tomatoes due to a possible contamination with Salmonella. 

On April 29 the agency was notified by Southeast Tomato Distributors that tomatoes equipped from H&C Farms could also be contaminated with Salmonella.

No sicknesses had been confirmed as of the posting of the corporate’s recall discover on the Meals and Drug Administration web site.

The implicated tomatoes have been distributed between April 23 and April 28. These merchandise have been packaged and bought to wholesalers and distributors situated within the states of Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina. The tomatoes might have been additional distributed.

The tomatoes have been repacked into bulk cartons and three-pack shopper trays.

Customers who’ve bought these merchandise are urged to not devour them and return them to the place of buy for a full refund or they might discard the product. Customers with questions might contact Jason Breland at 843-866-7707 or 843-599-5154.

Merchandise affected are:

About Salmonella infections

Meals contaminated with Salmonella micro organism doesn’t often look, scent, or style spoiled. Anybody can change into sick with a Salmonella an infection. Infants, kids, seniors, and other people with weakened immune methods are at greater threat of great sickness as a result of their immune methods are fragile, in keeping with the CDC.

Anybody who has eaten any of the recalled tomatoes and developed signs of Salmonella an infection ought to search medical consideration. Sick individuals ought to inform their docs in regards to the potential publicity to Salmonella micro organism as a result of particular checks are essential to diagnose salmonellosis. Salmonella an infection signs can mimic different sicknesses, steadily resulting in misdiagnosis.

Signs of Salmonella an infection can embody diarrhea, belly cramps, and fever inside 12 to 72 hours after consuming contaminated meals. In any other case, wholesome adults are often sick for 4 to seven days. In some instances, nonetheless, diarrhea could also be so extreme that sufferers require hospitalization.

Older adults, kids, pregnant ladies, and other people with weakened immune methods, resembling most cancers sufferers, usually tend to develop a extreme sickness and severe, generally life-threatening situations.

Some individuals get contaminated with out getting sick or displaying any signs. Nevertheless, they might nonetheless unfold the infections to others.

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