There is a new and more serious warning from the federal government about the recall of tomatoes distributed in three states.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced it is upgrading an ongoing recall of brand name "H&C Farms Label" tomatoes because of a salmonella threat.

It's the agency's most severe warning about the tomatoes -- distributed by Williams Farms Repack LLC.

The FDA's class-one warning means people could become seriously ill or die if they eat the product.

The tomatoes were distributed between April 23rd and April 28th to stores in Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina.

They were sold in either small packs of three or in packaging as large as 25 pounds.

The FDA first noted the company's voluntary recall on May 2nd. No illnesses were reported at the

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