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Italy, Germany and Austria are the countries most affected in the EU, but cases have also been reported from the United Kingdom, Canada, and the United States. Recent investigations carried out in Austria in 2025 also identified small tomatoes from Sicily, Italy, as the source of infection, which is consistent with findings from earlier outbreaks in Italy (2024) and Austria (2023). This strain of Salmonella Strathcona has been detected in the EU/EEA for over a decade, with the first outbreak reported in Denmark in 2011, also linked to the same tomatoes from Sicily. To prevent new cases from occurring, further investigations should be undertaken to verify whether tomatoes from Sicily are the vehicle of infection for the newly reported infections, and to guide effective control measures during the (pre)harvest period, including irrigation water sources.