Cucumbers recalled after Salmonella sickens 26 in several states; 9 hospitalized
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Federal health authorities are investigating a multi-state outbreak of Salmonella linked to cucumbers grown by a Florida distributor.
Cucumber recall
Recalled items:
Bedner Growers, Inc., in Boynton Beach, Florida, has recalled cucumbers sold directly to consumers at their Farm Fresh Market in three Florida locations: Boynton Beach, Delray Beach and West Palm Beach.
Product distribution:
Additionally, the cucumbers were distributed to stores, restaurants and other facilities from April 20, 2025 to present.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said products are available at both restaurant and retail locations and is determining where potentially contaminated products were distributed.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the cucumbers may be within shelf life for the rest of this week, and that several people ate cucumbers on cruise ships leaving ports in Florida.
Dig deeper:
Cucumbers may have been sold individually or in smaller packages, with or without a label that may not bear the same brand, product name or best by date.
For distributors, restaurants and retailers who have purchased these cucumbers, the products were labeled as either being "supers," "selects" or "plains".
Salmonella outbreak
Meanwhile:
Health investigators have linked cucumbers from Bedner Growers, Inc., to a multistate outbreak of Salmonella.
By the numbers:
As of May 16, a total of 26 people infected with the outbreak strain have been reported from 15 states, the FDA said. At least nine people have been hospitalized.
States with Salmonella cases include:
- Alabama
- California
- Colorado
- Florida
- Illinois
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Michigan
- North Carolina
- New York
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Virginia
The FDA did not say which cases in which states required hospitalization.
The backstory:
The FDA was conducting a follow-up inspection for a 2024 Salmonella outbreak linked to cucumbers grown at Bedner Growers, Inc., and identified the same farm as the common grower of cucumbers in this current outbreak.
That outbreak, which the FDA has declared over, resulted in 551 illnesses in 34 states.
Salmonella had been detected in both soil and water samples collected at the farm.
Why you should care:
Salmonella bacteria are germs that lead to serious foodborne illness. Symptoms include diarrhea, fever, and abdominal cramps, and usually start 6 hours to 6 days after swallowing the bacteria.
Children younger than five, the elderly, and people with weakened immune systems are more likely to have severe infections.
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What you can do:
If you have cucumbers at home and can't tell where they are from, throw them away.
When eating out over the next week, ask if cucumbers were from Bedner Growers or Fresh Start Produce Sales Inc.
Wash surfaces and items that may have touched the cucumbers using hot soapy water or a dishwasher.
For more recommendations, see the FDA’s health alert.
What's next:
The FDA’s investigation is ongoing, and more information may be provided.
The Source: Information in this article was taken from FDA and CDC public health alerts on a Salmonella outbreak investigation, dated May 19, 2025 and May 20, 2025. This story was reported from Detroit.