Cucumber Recall Sparks Warning to Customers

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Fuentes Farms Inc. is recalling boxes of their fresh cucumbers due to fears of potential Salmonella contamination.
Newsweek reached out to the company via email Monday for additional comment.
Why It Matters
Numerous recalls have been initiated in 2025 due to the potential of damaged products, foodborne illness, contamination and undeclared food allergens.
Millions of Americans experience food sensitivities or allergies every year. According to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the nine "major" food allergens in the U.S. are eggs, milk, fish, wheat, soybeans, Crustacean shellfish, sesame, tree nuts and peanuts.
The FDA also warns that Salmonella is an organism that could cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in frail or older people, young children and those with weakened immune systems.
Healthy people infected with Salmonella could experience vomiting, diarrhea or abdominal pain, the FDA says.
What To Know
In its alert, the FDA says that the cucumbers were distributed at flea markets in McAllen and Alamo, Texas areas.
The impacted product has a lot number of 357 and were sold in 40-pound boxes by 1-1/9 bushels. The cucumbers were sold from May 31 to June 3. The FDA alert says that as of Monday, there have been no reported illnesses and that "the recall is not part of any current food outbreaks."
"However, out of an abundance of caution, Fuentes Farms LLC is notifying all customers and urging anyone who may have purchased the item at the flea market or sold cucumbers from Lot # 357," the FDA alert adds.
The alert has additional photos of the recalled cucumbers for potential customers to reference.
Fuentes Farms Inc. fresh cucumbers can be seen and are being recalled on Jun 16, 2025, due to potential Salmonella contamination. (Photo from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration)
Fuentes Farms Inc. fresh cucumbers can be seen and are being recalled on Jun 16, 2025, due to potential Salmonella contamination. (Photo from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration)
What People Are Saying
The FDA alert in part: "The recall was as the result of a routine sampling program by the company which revealed that the finished products contained the bacteria. The company has ceased the production and distribution of the product as FDA and the company continue their investigation as to what caused the problem."
In an email to Newsweek in January, the FDA said: "Most recalls in the U.S. are carried out voluntarily by the product manufacturer and when a company issues a public warning, typically via news release, to inform the public of a voluntary product recall, the FDA shares that release on our website as a public service.
"The FDA's role during a voluntary, firm-initiated, recall is to review the recall strategy, evaluate the health hazard presented by the product, monitor the recall, and as appropriate alert the public and other companies in the supply chain about the recall," the FDA continued.
It added: "The FDA provides public access to information on recalls by posting a listing of recalls according to their classification in the FDA Enforcement Report, including the specific action taken by the recalling company. The FDA Enforcement Report is designed to provide a public listing of products in the marketplace that are being recalled."
Additional information on recalls can be found via the FDA's Recalls, Market Withdrawals, & Safety Alerts.
What Happens Next
Customers are urged to throw away the impacted cucumbers or return it to the original place of purchase, the FDA says.
People with additional questions or concerns may contact the company at 1-956-340-8653 weekdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. CT or by email at [e-mail].