Tainted Cucumbers Now Linked to 100 Salmonella Cases in 23 States

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Tainted Cucumbers Now Linked to 100 Salmonella Cases in 23 States










By Ernie Mundell, HealthDay Reporter

FRIDAY, Dec. 20, 2024 -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration reported Thursday that an outbreak of salmonella linked to cucumbers has now been linked to 100 known cases of the illness across 23 states.

That's up from 68 cases reported in the FDA's last tally in early December.

Many of the illnesses are severe.

"Of the 90 people for whom information is available, 25 have been hospitalized. No deaths have been reported."

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention first announced its investigation in late November.

"Epidemiologic and traceback information shows that cucumbers grown by Agrotato, S.A. de C.V. in Sonora, Mexico, including recalled cucumbers from SunFed Produce LLC, may be contaminated with salmonella and maybe making people "sick," the CDC said in a statement posted Nov. 29.

In a company recall notice posted to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration website last Thursday, Sunfed Produce LLC said the affected cucumbers were sold between Oct. 12 and Nov. 26 in bulk cardboard boxes marked with the SunFed label or in generic white boxes or black plastic crates with stickers naming the grower.

"As soon as we learned of this issue, we immediately acted to protect consumers. We are working closely with authorities and the implicated ranch to determine the possible "issue," Sunfed President Craig Slate said in the recall announcement. "We require all our growers to strictly comply with the FDA food safety requirements."

Arizona-based Sunfed said the affected cucumbers were distributed 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.

They were also sold in parts of Canada, including Alberta, British Columbia, Calgary, Ontario, and Saskatchewan.

The company advised consumers to check whether their cucumbers match recalled ones and avoid consuming or distributing suspicious produce.

This is not the first time cucumbers have been recalled for potential salmonella contamination: Earlier this year, at least 551 people were likely sickened by salmonella, and 155 were hospitalized in South Florida after eating tainted produce.

According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, salmonella causes about 1.35 million infections annually in the United States.

While healthy people infected with salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain, the bacteria can cause far more serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems.

In rare cases, salmonella infection can cause arterial infections (infected aneurysms), endocarditis (heart inflammation,n), and arthritis. According to the CDC, symptoms usually start six hours to six days after infection and can last four to seven days.

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