Risk upgraded for some tomatoes from S.C., two other states 

MORNING HEADLINES | A previous recall for tomatoes grown in South Carolina, North Carolina and Georgia has been upgraded as potentially deadly if consumed, according to a warning from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

The recall was first issued by Williams Farms Repack LLC May 2 for tomatoes possibly contaminated by salmonella. The recall was then upgraded to Class I May 28, which the FDA describes as “a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.”

The tomatoes, which were sold in packages as small as a three-pack and as large as 25 pounds, were distributed between April 23 and 28 to the three states under the name H&C Farms Label. The potential source of con