A new recall in Ohio is impacting one of the most popular grocery store purchases in the country.
Ray & Mascari Inc. has issued a recall of its four-count Vine Ripe Tomatoes over a possible Salmonella contamination, according to a recall notice shared May 3 by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration. The news comes after the company was notified by Hanshaw & Capling Farms that the lot Ray & Mascari received for the specified product was recalled over the "possible presences of Salmonella in their facility."
The tomatoes, packaged in plastic clam shell containers with the UPC 7 96553 20062 1, were sold by Gordon Food Service Stores in select states: Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Wisconsin. The master case label, which contained 12 four-count containers, featured lots numbers RM250424 15250B or RM250427 15250B.
According to the FDA, Salmonella can potentially cause "serious and sometimes fatal infections" in high risk groups like young children, elderly people and those with weakened immune systems. Symptoms can include fever, nausea, diarrhea, vomiting and abdominal pain and can, in rare circumstances, lead to more "severe illnesses" like endocarditis.
There have been no illnesses reported in connection to the product as of May 2. Anyone who purchased the now-recalled products is warned not to eat them and to throw them out immediately. For more information about the recall, visit fda.gov.