By IDSE News Staff
Sixty-eight people from 19 states have been infected with Salmonella, according to the CDC, which traced the outbreak to cucumbers grown in Mexico (https://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/outbreaks/cucumbers-11-24/index.html).
Eighteen people have been hospitalized, but so far there have been no deaths, the agency said.
Epidemiological and traceback information found the cucumbers were grown by Agrotato, S.A. de C.V., in Sonora, Mexico, and distributed by SunFed Produce and others.
On Nov. 27, SunFed Produce recalled all sizes of whole fresh American cucumbers packaged in bulk cardboard containers for retail or food service
The recalled cucumbers were sold between Oct. 12 through Nov. 26 and are being recalled because they could be contaminated with Salmonella, according to the FDA.
The cucumbers were sold by SunFed and other importers and shipped to customers in Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin, as well as the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columbia, Calgary, Saskatchewan and Ontario, according to the FDA.
