Cucumbers distributed to more than 22 US states and Canada are being recalled after 68 reported cases of salmonella. Health officials are warning that these infected cucumbers may still be in people’s refrigerators and should not be eaten.
SunFed Produce announced on Wednesday that it is recalling fresh cucumbers that were shipped to restaurants and stores and were sold from October 12 to November 26. The recalled products were in bulk cardboard containers labeled SunFed or in old white boxes or black plastic crates with a label bearing the name. of the farmer, Agrotato, SA de CV Grown in Sonora, Mexico.
These cucumbers were delivered to customers in Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin and the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columbia, Calgary, Saskatchewan and Ontario. However, cucumbers may have reached consumers in other countries, too, SunFed said.
As of November 26, 68 people in 19 states have been infected with Salmonella Typhimurium and 18 of the infected people have been hospitalized. No deaths have been reported. The last day the illness was reported was November 16, the US Food and Drug Administration said in an outbreak released Friday.
Recalled cucumbers should be thrown out or destroyed and should not be eaten. People should clean and sanitize areas that have come into contact with the recalled products.
“These cucumbers may still be in your refrigerator, so check the labels on your cucumbers. If the label shows ‘SunFed Mexico’ as the place where your cucumbers were grown, throw them away or return them to where you bought them,” the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a food safety warning sent out Friday.
In a statement, SunFed President Craig Slate said the company is “working with the authorities and the ranch concerned to determine the cause. Here at SunFed, food safety and consumer health and well-being have been important to us for more than 30 years. We want all our farmers to follow suit.” FDA food safety requirements.”
Symptoms of salmonella include diarrhea and bloody diarrhea, fever, chills, headache, abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting which can begin within hours or days of infection. Most people will recover with proper treatment but should seek immediate medical attention if they have severe symptoms, if symptoms do not improve after a few days or if there are signs of dehydration. Children, elderly people, pregnant people and people with weakened immune systems are more likely to get sick.
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