Big Red Fresh Tomatoes
Reason Contamination with Salmonella
Whole (round) Tomatoes packed in cardboard boxes of 20 and recall
Recalled by Big Red Tomato Packers, LLC · Fort Pierce, FL, United States
Class I — High risk. Reasonable probability of serious harm or death.
Why it was recalled
Positive Salmonella finding
Pathogen: Salmonella
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What was recalled
Whole (round) Tomatoes packed in cardboard boxes of 20 and 25 lbs each.
Quantity: 790 Boxes
Lot codes, dates and UPCs
A recall covers only these codes. Compare them with the lot number, best-by date or UPC printed on your package.
1106
Where it was sold
Florida Michigan Minnesota North Carolina Pennsylvania Tennessee
FDA's distribution note: FL, MI, MN, NC, PA and TN
Do not eat it. Class I means FDA judged there is a reasonable probability of serious illness or death. If the brand, size and lot or date code on your package match, throw the product away or return it to the store for a refund, and clean any surface or container it touched. If anyone has eaten it and feels unwell, contact a doctor and mention the recall. FDA lists this recall as terminated: the company has finished removing the product, so it should no longer be on shelves - but it can still be in a freezer or pantry.
- Recalling firm
- Big Red Tomato Packers, LLC
- Initiated by
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Recall initiated
- Feb 7, 2014
- In FDA report of
- Mar 12, 2014
- Terminated
- Aug 19, 2014
- FDA recall number
- F-1604-2014 · event 67460
- Official record
- FDA enforcement report search