Florida cucumber recall triggers dozens of salad, sushi recalls from Walmart, Kroger, more
Companies using cucumbers recalled from a Florida farm that have been linked to dozens of cases of Salmonella poisoning are issuing their own recalls, with six more announced for products sold at Walmart, Albertsons, Kroger and more retail locations.
Bedner Growers Inc. of Boynton Beach, voluntarily recalled cucumbers sold at Bedner's Farm Fresh Market and distributed by Fresh Start Produce Sales, Inc., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a release May 19.
'Cucumbers have been linked to earlier outbreaks sickening over 1,000 people. Bedner Growers was linked to a Salmonella outbreak in 2024,' said food safety attorney, Bill Marler.
The Food and Drug Administration has released voluntary recalls announcements for prepared salads, vegetable bowls and plates, sushi and more across 27 states.
As of May 23, there have been 26 reported Salmonella cases, the CDC said, in 15 states, including Florida. "Several people ate cucumbers on cruise ships leaving ports in Florida," the CDC said.
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.
No deaths have been reported, but nine people have been hospitalized, the CDC said.
Here's what to know.
The cucumbers were sold at three Bedner's Farm Fresh Market locations in Boynton Beach, Delray Beach, and West Palm Beach between April 29, 2025, and May 14, 2025, according to a release from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
The vegetables were also distributed to retailers, distribution centers, wholesalers, and food service distributors this spring.
The new recalls are for:
: 5-pound mesh bags of whole cucumbers shipped to Restaurant Depot distribution centers using the UPC code 841214101714, packaged between May 2 and May 5
Sold in: Florida, Georgia, Illinois, New Jersey, Ohio
Questions: Contact PennRose Farms at 800 804 7254 (8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET)
: Authentic Greek Salad, Readymeals Greek Salad and Greek Salad, with various sell-thru dates from around May 20 to May 24
Sold in: Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia and Washington, D.C.
Questions: Contact Albertsons Companies' Customer Service Center at 1-877-723-3929 Monday through Friday from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. PST.
: 24 different vegetable trays, vegetable bowls, salads, noodle bowls and sushi under the Snowfruit or Snowfox labels; 5 different vegetable bowls and salads under the Roundy's label; and a cucumber salad and sushi containing cucumber under the Weis Market label
Sold in: Kroger, Roundy's (Pick n Save and Metro Market), and Weis Market retail locations in Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin
Questions: Contact the company at hello@snowfruit.com or hello@snowfox.com
: Any Made-To-Order small sub, large sub, 30' Super Sub, wrap or panini purchased on May 20 or May 21
Sold in: 30 locations in Connecticut and Massachusetts
Questions: Contact Big Y Foods at wecare@bigy.com, call Big Y Foods at 1-800-828-2688 (select Option #7) Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. – 4 p.m., or contact the Smartcuts company at 1-860-525-3237 Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
: Marinated Cucumber Salad in 16 ounce, 36 ounce and bulk sizes sold between May 11 and May 26
Sold in: Food Lion Stores in North Carolina and Virginia; Harris Teeter in Williamsburg, Virginia; Kroger Stores in Ohio, Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky; Libbie Market and Ukrop's Market Hall in Richmond, Virginia
Questions: Ukrop's Homestyle Foods at 804-340-3050, Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET.
Marketside Fresh Cut Cucumber Slices
Sold in: Select stores in Texas between May 13th, 2025, and May 20th, 2025
Questions: Visit walmart.com/help or contact Walmart's Customer Care Team at 1-800-925- 6278
Products have been removed from shelves and are no longer available for purchase.
The recall does not affect cucumbers currently for sale at Bedner's Farm Fresh Markets after May 14, 2025, the FDA said, and does not include any other products. The company is no longer producing or selling its own cucumbers because the season is over.
In June 2024, Fresh Start Produce Sales Inc. recalled cucumbers from Bedner and from Thomas Produce Company of Boca Raton that were linked to a salmonella outbreak that ultimately sickened 551 people in 34 states and the District of Columbia, including 60 people in Florida.
Investigations found multiple strains of salmonella in samples of both soil and water tested at Bedner Growers, Inc. and the FDA suggested at the time that Bedner's also may have been a source for other outbreaks.
"Multiple other strains of Salmonella, unrelated to this outbreak investigation, found at Bedner Growers Inc. matched clinical isolates from illnesses in the National Center for Biotechnology Information's (NCBI) database that occurred in previous years," the FDA said.
Of the patients, 125 people were hospitalized, the CDC reported, and the outbreak ended in late August 2024. No deaths were reported.
According to the CDC, the people infected in the salmonella outbreak as of May 20 are in:
Alabama: 1
California: 1
Colorado: 1
Florida: 3
Illinois: 4
Kansas: 1
Kentucky: 1
Michigan: 1
New York: 1
North Carolina: 3
Ohio: 4
Pennsylvania: 2
South Carolina: 1
Tennessee: 1
Virginia: 1
"Salmonella are bacteria that make people sick," the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says on its fact page.
Salmonella can make people ill with diarrhea, fever, and stomach cramps, which can last from four days up to a week. Symptoms usually begin six hours to six days after infection, the CDC said. Most cases of Salmonella infections pass, but some people may need to be hospitalized.
Children younger than 5, adults 65 and older, and people with weakened immune systems are more likely to have severe illness. Pregnant women are also at higher risk of developing an infection from it and should seek medical attention if symptoms arise.
Consumers who ate the affected cucumbers and have symptoms should contact their health care provider, the FDA said.
Salmonella bacteria cause "about 1.35 million infections, 26,500 hospitalizations, and 420 deaths in the United States every year," the CDC said. "Food is the source for most of these illnesses."
This article originally appeared on Palm Beach Post: Florida cucumber Salmonella recall endangers these prepared foods
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