Florida Cucumbers Recalled Due to Salmonella Contamination
The vegetable is suspected of causing a salmonella outbreak. CR says it's best to avoid eating cucumbers for now.
More than 160 people in 25 states have become ill from salmonella Africana, likely as the result of eating cucumbers grown in Florida, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says. About a third of those people have been hospitalized.
The recall involves only regular cucumbers. Mini cucumbers and English cucumbers (the long skinny ones) are not part of the recall.
The cucumbers, which are from Fresh Start Produce Sales Inc., were shipped to stores between May 17 and May 21. They’re no longer on the market, the company says, but cucumbers tend to have a longer shelf life than some other vegetables, so they may be in consumers’ refrigerators.
