This evening FDA updated its notice concerning the Salmonella saintpaul outbreak:

"FDA traceback review, in addition to production and distribution pattern information, has indicated that tomatoes from the following sources are not associated with the outbreak:

• California
• Georgia
• North Carolina
• South Carolina
• Texas
• Belgium
• Canada
• Dominican Republic
• Guatemala
• Israel
• Netherlands
• Puerto Rico

FDA recommends that New Mexico and Texas retailers, restaurateurs, and food service operators offer only fresh and fresh cut red Roma, red plum, and round red tomatoes and food products made from these tomatoes for sale or service from the sources listed above. FDA further recommends that retailers, restaurateurs, and food service operators continue to offer cherry tomatoes, grape tomatoes, and tomatoes sold with the vine still attached, from any source."

FDA continues its investigation to identify the source of the outbreak. 

Based on FDA's earlier notice, Salmonella saintpaul cases in other states are still under investigation and have not currently been linked to a specific food product.

United Fresh has established a dedicated webpage to provide ongoing information about the Salmonella saintpaul outbreak. This can also be accessed from the home page of our website at www.unitedfresh.org.

United Fresh staff will keep you updated as information becomes available.

Amy Philpott, Vice President, Communications, 202-303-3400 ext. 425

Dr. David Gombas, Senior Vice President of Food Safety & Technology