A tomato recall due to risk of salmonella contamination has been designated as Class I, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's highest warning level, the agency said. The FDA marked the tomato recall affecting three states as Class I, meaning there is a risk of "serious adverse health consequences or death," on May 28.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) late last month upgraded its recall on tomatoes contaminated with salmonella to a Class I. The agency said produce sold by Williams Farms Repack could pose “serious adverse health consequences or death,” in a May 28 enforcement report. The recall was first announced on May 2 when the FDA…