Cucumbers Recalled Due to Salmonella: 68 Sick Across 26 States—Check If You’re Affected
Learn which stores carried the recalled cucumbers linked to 68 illnesses in 26 states
Holiday cooks, take note: A second cucumber recall in 2024 has been issued due to salmonella contamination. Affecting at least 26 states, this outbreak has already sickened 68 people, with 18 hospitalizations reported. Here’s what you need to know.
Details of the November 2024 cucumber recall
Cucumbers sold between October 12, 2024, and November 26, 2024, were voluntarily recalled by SunFed Produce, LLC last week due to salmonella contamination.
SunFed Produce, based in Arizona, recalled, “all sizes of whole fresh American cucumbers packaged in bulk cardboard containers,” that were grown by Agrotato, S.A. de C.V. in Sonora, Mexico.
According to a note by the FDA, the recall is in effect across at least 26 states in which the cucumbers were sold: AK, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, FL, ID, IL, IN, KS, MD, MA, MN, MO, NJ, NY, NC, OK, PA, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA and WI.
A few specific retail stores have been identified as carrying the contaminated cucumbers including Walmart, Wegmans and Albertsons.
So far, there have been 68 reported cases of salmonella infection linked to the contaminated cucumbers including 18 hospitalizations and no reported deaths.
The FDA investigation into the case of salmonella contamination is ongoing and will issue further customer-protecting recalls as necessary.
How are people reacting to the most recent cucumber recall?
Many folks were quick to voice their discontent online when it came to the recent cucumber recall due to salmonella contamination.
One user on X wrote, “Another day another recall,” about cucumbers rejoining the growing list of foods recalled in 2024.
Several people commented on the irony of produce items, usually an objectively healthy ingredient choice to make in the kitchen, doing more harm than good as of late regarding the recent recalls.
Cucumbers recalled for salmonella contamination in August 2024
This is the second time in 2024 that cucumbers have been recalled due to salmonella contamination.
Over the summer, Fresh Start Produce Sales Inc. of Delray, Florida, recalled whole cucumbers shipped across the 31 states and Washington, D.C.
This salmonella outbreak caused several hospitalizations due to symptoms such as diarrhea, vomiting and fever. The ultimate total of sickened people was more than 440.
Tips to avoid contaminated produce at home
In conjunction with the formal announcement of the recall by SunFed Produce, the FDA distributed advice for customers who believe they may have purchased cucumbers contaminated with salmonella.
“Anyone with the recalled product in their possession should not consume, serve, use, sell, or distribute recalled products,” the FDA’s notice states.
In addition to warning against keeping and/or consuming the potentially contaminated produce, the FDA advises folks to use proper food safety and foodborne illness prevention techniques in their homes.
“We also encourage them to clean and sanitize surfaces that could have come into contact with the recalled product to reduce cross-contamination,” FDA officials stated.
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