WARNING: New Recall For Cucumbers Sold In Minnesota, Wisconsin

Unfortunately, even our best attempts to eat healthy can sometimes be thwarted when the "healthy" food we eat is contaminated and can cause severe illness.

That scenario is playing out right now, as whole fresh American cucumbers sold in 26 states, including Minnesota and Wisconsin, are being recalled after being linked to a multistate outbreak of Salmonella.

Salmonella is an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. In rare circumstances, infection with Salmonella can result in the organism getting into the bloodstream and producing more severe illnesses such as arterial infections, endocarditis, and arthritis.

Most healthy persons infected with Salmonella experience fever, diarrhea that may be bloody, nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain.

FDA Announces Cucumber Recall Impacting Minnesota & Wisconsin

According to the FDA, SunFed Produce, LLC (SunFed) has recalled all sizes of whole fresh American cucumbers packaged in bulk cardboard containers labeled with the “SunFed” label or in a generic white box or black plastic crate with a sticker that provides the implicated grower’s name, “Agrotato, S.A. de C.V.”.

The recalled cucumbers were sold between October 12, 2024, and November 26, 2024, and are being recalled because they could be contaminated with Salmonella.

SunFed initiated this recall after the FDA notified the company that the cucumbers described above were associated with reported salmonellosis illnesses between October 12 and November 15, 2024.

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To date, 68 people in 19 states have become infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella, including people who live in Wisconsin.

SunFed is now also contacting all of its direct buyers to advise them of the recall. It's worth noting that no other products sold by or farms supplying to SunFed are implicated in this recall.

In addition to being shipped to Minnesota and Wisconsin, the SunFed cucumbers were also shipped to Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia & Washington and the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columbia, Calgary, Saskatchewan, & Ontario.

The cucumbers would have reached consumers through food service and retail outlets that may be located in states other than those listed above.

What To Do If You Have Purchased Products Involved In The Recall

If you fear you purchased cucumbers involved in this recall, you should take the following actions:

• Look for a sticker that shows "SunFed Mexico" as the place where cucumbers were grown.
• Do not consume, serve, use, sell, or distribute recalled products.
• Clean and sanitize surfaces that could have come into contact with the recalled product to reduce cross-contamination.
• Recalled products should be thrown out or destroyed so they may not be consumed or returned to the point of purchase.

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If you are unsure if you purchased the recalled product, you should call the wherever you bought them and ask for their help.

Also, if think you have consumed a recalled product and feel sick contact your healthcare provider. Symptoms of salmonellosis usually start 6 hours to 6 days after infection and last 4 to 7 days.

Consumers who have purchased the recalled products can get additional information by contacting SunFed’s recall hotline (888) 542-5849, Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. CST.

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