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Left: Red Plum/Red Roma tomatoes | Right: Round red Tomato

A public health advisory was released this afternoon warning consumers to refrain from eating certain types of raw red tomatoes. According to FDA, “a salmonellosis outbreak appears to be linked to consumption of certain types of raw red tomatoes and products containing raw red tomatoes”

At this time, FDA is advising consumers to limit their consumption of tomatoes to the following types of tomatoes. The following types of tomatoes listed below are NOT likely to be the source of this outbreak.

• cherry tomatoes
• grape tomatoes
• tomatoes sold with the vine.
• tomatoes grown at home

FDA’s Tomato Consumer Page -> www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/hottopics/tomatoes.html. In this link, you will also find advice for retailers, restaurateurs and food service operators.

As you review the attached document, please make note that this is not a recall of any specific source, distributor, or brand of tomatoes.