Eurofresh Farms of Willcox, Arizona, current supplier of tomatoes to the Community Food Bank, has assured the Food Bank that their tomatoes are not contaminated with the salmonella infection that has been reported recently in the national and local media.

“Eurofresh Farms has never experienced any reported food-bourn illnesses in the company’s 16-year history,” states a message on the Eurofresh Web site.  The full message may be found at www.eurofresh.com.  They further state that they will continue to carefully monitor and control all contact with their product, from inception to final delivery.

The US Food and Drug Administration believes that the tomatoes contamination was initially concentrated to Texas and New Mexico.

The Community Food Bank distributes fresh produce, including Eurofresh Farms tomatoes through our Tucson’s Table, TEFAP-Emergency Food Box, Food Plus and Value Foods Store programs.

For more information, contact Eric Hitzeman at (520) 622-0525 x 238.