Check your cucumbers, people. The Food and Drug Administration is recalling a specific brand of cucumbers due to a Salmonella outbreak impacting more than a dozen states. Here’s how to avoid exposure.
According to the FDA, contaminated cucumbers grown by Bedner Growers, Inc., and distributed by Fresh Start Produce Sales, Inc., are linked to Salmonella poisoning in 20 people. Fresh Start distributed cucumbers to retailers, distribution centers, wholesalers, and food distributors from April 29 to May 19.
Additionally, Bedner’s Farm Fresh Market sold recalled cucumbers at its Farm Fresh Market and to its wholesale distributor. Retailers could’ve picked up the contaminated cucumbers at any of three Florida locations, including Boynton Beach, Delray Beach, and West Palm Beach, between April 29 and May 14.
The FDA is working to track down every contaminated cucumber sold to consumers. It advises any retailers that may have distributed the cucumbers to notify customers about the recall. The retailers are also encouraged to sanitize any areas or bins where the cucumbers were stored and, of course, dispose of any contaminated produce.
Consumers can contact their retailers to learn if the cucumbers they bought during that period of time came from Bedner. It’s important to note that not all of them are sold with a Bedner sticker. So better to be safe than sorry.
Generally, people get sick within 12 to 72 hours after Salmonella exposure. And the symptoms of diarrhea, fever, and abdominal cramps can last between four and seven days. Check in with a doctor if you think you have it.
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