A cucumber recall under investigation by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has led to over 400 illnesses due to contamination with the bacteria salmonella.
In an mid-August update on the cucumber recall, first issued in late May, the CDC shared that people in 31 states and Washington, D.C., had become ill.
The CDC investigation also found the salmonella strain in the outbreak in canal water used by a cucumber grower in Florida, one of two possible sources of the outbreak. The products affected by the recall are no longer on shelves, and there is likely no ongoing risk to the public, . The CDC investigation into the salmonella outbreak linked to cucumbers found that two growers were likely the main source of the illnesses: Bedner Growers Inc.
of Boynton Beach, Florida; and Thomas Produce Company of Boca Raton, Florida. However, their products do not account for all the illnesses in the outbreak, the agency noted. In the salmonella outbreak linked to cucumbers, 449 people fell ill across 31 states and 125 were hospitalized.
No deaths have been reported. The affected products were shipped to distributors in late May and are no longer on shelves nor in season. The risk to the public is believed to be low at this time.
People in 31 states have become ill in the salmonella outbreak linked to the cucumber recall. These states are: The cucumbers were also distributed in West Virginia, but no illnesses have been reported there, per the CDC. Salmonella is the most common form of bacterial food poisoning in the U.
S., . Symptoms of an infection include diarrhea, fever and stomach cramps, .
Adults over 65, children under 5, and people with weakened immune systems are at higher risk of serious illness. Scott Stump is a trending reporter and the writer of the daily newsletter This is TODAY (which you should ) that brings the day's news, health tips, parenting stories, recipes and a daily delight right to your inbox. He has been a regular contributor for TODAY.
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