While caprese salad season is just around the corner, you'll want to double-check those tomatoes sitting in your fruit basket before slicing them up. Ray & Mascari Inc., an Indiana-based company, has issued a recall on its 4-count packs of Vine-Ripe Tomatoes due to salmonella found in its production facilities.
Gordon Food Service Stores sold the recalled tomatoes in numerous states, including New York, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Missouri, Wisconsin, and Mississippi.
The affected products are packaged in clamshell containers with the UPC #7 96553 20062 1 and a master case label with Lot # RM250424 15250B or Lot # RM250427 15250B
Salmonella is a potentially deadly infection that can cause symptoms such as diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, fever, and in rare cases, endocarditis, arthritis, and arterial infections. According to the FDA, roughly 450 people die from acute salmonellosis each year in the United States. The organization urges anyone with symptoms resembling Salmonella to consult their healthcare provider.
If you discover you have any of the affected tomatoes in your possession, you should discard the product and avoid consuming it, per the recall.
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