India, June 3 -- Two kinds of tomatoes have been taken off the shelves in 14 states in the US because officials fear they might have salmonella, according to the FDA.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) initially issued a recall on 2 May, but the situation has since escalated. On 28 May, the agency officially classified it as a Class I recall.

FDA says the affected tomatoes were sold in just three states: Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina. That's where the potentially contaminated produce was distributed between 23 April and 28 April under the H&C Farms Label, according to the FDA.

The tomatoes were packaged and shipped by Williams Farms Repack LLC, a company based in Lodge, South Carolina. While there have been no reporte...