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Yahoo
4 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Salmonella outbreak expanding from cucumbers grown in South Florida
Cucumbers grown by a Boynton Beach company are making dozens of people sick in a widening salmonella outbreak. The U.S. Food & Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention announced on Friday that they are investigating Salmonella Montevideo infections linked to recalled cucumbers in Florida and 17 other states. The cucumbers were grown by Bedner Growers in Boynton Beach and distributed by Fresh Start Produce Sales of Delray Beach. They were sold to retailers, distribution centers, wholesalers, and food service distributors from April 29 to May 19. The cucumbers may have been sold individually or in smaller packages. Anyone who eats the contaminated food usually will show symptoms within 12 to 72 hours. The symptoms usually last four to seven days and include diarrhea, fever, and abdominal cramps. Children under 5, the elderly, and individuals with weakened immune systems are more likely to experience severe infections. 'Consumers who have symptoms should contact their health care provider to report their symptoms and receive care,' the federal agency advises. Some potentially contaminated cucumbers were available at Bedner's Farm Fresh Market in three Florida locations including Boynton Beach, Delray Beach and West Palm Beach. Some retailers further processed the cucumbers by using them as ingredients in new products or by repackaging them. Target is conducting an additional recall for products that used cucumbers grown by Bedner Growers. Walmart sold the recalled cucumbers under its Marketside label. FDA has posted a list of additional recalls being conducted by retailers The FDA is urging restaurants, retailers, and distributors that purchased potentially contaminated recalled cucumbers to notify their customers of the potential health concern. Florida and Georgia have the most reported cases of salmonella linked to Bedner Growers cucumbers — as many as seven cases each. There have been 45 cases and nine hospitalizations linked to the outbreak, but no deaths. Other states with reported cases include Alabama, California, Colorado, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, North Carolina, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia. If you cannot tell if your cucumber was grown by Bedner Growers, throw it away, the FDA advises. The agency also suggests when eating out over the next week, ask if cucumbers were from Bedner Growers or Fresh Start Produce Sales. South Florida Sun Sentinel health reporter Cindy Goodman can be reached at cgoodman@
Yahoo
4 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Afternoon Briefing: Dozens sickened, including 4 in Illinois, in salmonella outbreak
Good afternoon, Chicago. Nearly four dozen people in 18 states have been sickened in an expanding outbreak of salmonella food poisoning tied to recalled cucumbers sent to restaurants, hospitals, cruise ships and grocery stores, including Target stores, federal health officials said today. At least 16 people have been hospitalized after eating cucumbers produced by Florida-based Bedner Growers and distributed by Fresh Start Produce Sales, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported. The cucumbers were sold from April 29 through May 19. Here's what else is happening today. And remember, for the latest breaking news in Chicago, visit and sign up to get our alerts on all your devices. Subscribe to more newsletters | Asking Eric | Horoscopes | Puzzles & Games | Today in History Legislation that would allow terminally ill people to end their lives with the help of a doctor was narrowly passed by the Illinois House. The measure would legalize medical aid in dying, sometimes referred to as physician-assisted suicide or medically-assisted death, allowing mentally competent, terminally ill adults the right to access life-ending prescription medication. Read more here. More top news stories: Illinois Senate to weigh measure prohibiting public schools from denying students based on immigration status Latest transit proposal would hike tolls, tax ride-shares to avoid $771M fiscal cliff Chicago School Board votes to renew charter school contracts following months-long delay The ranch-style house, located outside Kansas City, sits just two homes west of the Kansas-Missouri state line. Read more here. More top business stories: Google, Justice Department face off in climactic showdown in search monopoly case Appeals court allows President Trump to continue collecting tariffs under an emergency powers law — for now Rookie Ozzy Trapilo and second-year pro Kiran Amegadjie appear to be duking it out for the left tackle job, at least until incumbent starter Braxton Jones returns from his ankle injury. Read more here. More top sports stories: Today's Chicago White Sox game in Baltimore moved up because of forecasted inclement weather Column: As Pete Crow-Armstrong's value soars, could Jed Hoyer's future be tied to the young Chicago Cubs star? Taylor Swift has regained control over her entire body of work. In a lengthy note posted to her official website today, Swift announced: 'All of the music I've ever made now belongs to me.' Read more here. More top Eat. Watch. Do. stories: Vintage Chicago Tribune: Roxie Hart's evolution — from Beulah Annan to Broadway and the big screen Sean 'Diddy' Combs' ex-personal assistant says she was too traumatized to answer his 2023 call The Supreme Court again cleared the way for the Trump administration to strip temporary legal protections from hundreds of thousands of immigrants, pushing the total number of people who could be newly exposed to deportation to nearly 1 million. Read more here. More top stories from around the world: President Donald Trump's latest pardons benefit an array of political allies and public figures Passenger violently attacks flight attendant on plane out of Connecticut
Chicago Tribune
4 days ago
- Sport
- Chicago Tribune
Afternoon Briefing: Dozens sickened, including 4 in Illinois, in salmonella outbreak
Good afternoon, Chicago. Nearly four dozen people in 18 states have been sickened in an expanding outbreak of salmonella food poisoning tied to recalled cucumbers sent to restaurants, hospitals, cruise ships and grocery stores, including Target stores, federal health officials said today. At least 16 people have been hospitalized after eating cucumbers produced by Florida-based Bedner Growers and distributed by Fresh Start Produce Sales, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported. The cucumbers were sold from April 29 through May 19. Here's what else is happening today. And remember, for the latest breaking news in Chicago, visit and sign up to get our alerts on all your devices. Subscribe to more newsletters | Asking Eric | Horoscopes | Puzzles & Games | Today in History Legislation that would allow terminally ill people to end their lives with the help of a doctor was narrowly passed by the Illinois House. The measure would legalize medical aid in dying, sometimes referred to as physician-assisted suicide or medically-assisted death, allowing mentally competent, terminally ill adults the right to access life-ending prescription medication. Read more here. More top news stories: The ranch-style house, located outside Kansas City, sits just two homes west of the Kansas-Missouri state line. Read more here. More top business stories: Rookie Ozzy Trapilo and second-year pro Kiran Amegadjie appear to be duking it out for the left tackle job, at least until incumbent starter Braxton Jones returns from his ankle injury. Read more here. More top sports stories: Taylor Swift has regained control over her entire body of work. In a lengthy note posted to her official website today, Swift announced: 'All of the music I've ever made now belongs to me.' Read more here. More top Eat. Watch. Do. stories: The Supreme Court again cleared the way for the Trump administration to strip temporary legal protections from hundreds of thousands of immigrants, pushing the total number of people who could be newly exposed to deportation to nearly 1 million. Read more here. More top stories from around the world:
Toronto Star
4 days ago
- Health
- Toronto Star
Dozens sickened in expanding salmonella outbreak linked to recalled cucumbers
Nearly four dozen people in 18 states have been sickened in an expanding outbreak of salmonella food poisoning tied to recalled cucumbers sent to restaurants, hospitals, cruise ships and grocery stores, including Target stores, federal health officials said Friday. At least 16 people have been hospitalized after eating cucumbers produced by Florida-based Bedner Growers and distributed by Fresh Start Produce Sales, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported. The cucumbers were sold from April 29 through May 19.
USA Today
5 days ago
- Health
- USA Today
Cucumber recalls expand again amid salmonella outbreak: See list
Cucumber recalls expand again amid salmonella outbreak: See list The Food and Drug Administration advises anyone with cucumbers at home to throw them if they're unsure where they're from. Show Caption Hide Caption Tips to help manage food recalls and prevent foodborne illnesses About 128,000 are hospitalized and 3,000 people die each year from preventable foodborne illnesses. Payton, USA TODAY Even more grocery stores and food retailers have recalled cucumbers and cucumber products linked to a salmonella outbreak across 15 states that has sickened 26 people and hospitalized nine. Cucumbers grown by Florida-based Bedner Growers and distributed by Fresh Start Produce Sales were linked to the outbreak and voluntarily recalled in an initial notice shared by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on May 19. This first recall concerned produce sold directly to consumers at Bednar's Farm Fresh Market. Additional recalls have since been initiated by companies that use Bedner Growers cucumbers in their products, or that repackage the cucumbers for resale under different brand names. Some of these are sold at stores like Harris Teeter, Walmart and Kroger, which have since issued their own warnings about impacted salads, veggie plates, sushi, prepared foods and more. Here is the full list of recalled cucumbers, so far. Which cucumbers and cucumber products have been recalled? Florida-based PennRose Farms recalled 1,152 cases of cucumbers supplied to them from Fresh Start Produce Sales in a notice on May 21. The cucumbers were repackaged in five-pound mesh bags between May 2 and May 5, with Restaurant Depot and PennRose Farms logos, UPC code 841214101714, and lot numbers (48-122, 48-123, 48-124, 48-125). They were sent to Restaurant Depot distribution centers in New Jersey, Georgia, Florida, Illinois and Ohio. recalled 1,152 cases of cucumbers supplied to them from Fresh Start Produce Sales in a notice on May 21. The cucumbers were repackaged in five-pound mesh bags between May 2 and May 5, with Restaurant Depot and PennRose Farms logos, UPC code 841214101714, and lot numbers (48-122, 48-123, 48-124, 48-125). They were sent to Restaurant Depot distribution centers in New Jersey, Georgia, Florida, Illinois and Ohio. Grocery store chain Harris Teeter issued its own recall for the cucumbers themselves and vegetable trays that contain them. Cucumbers with UPC 2040620000, large vegetable trays with UPC 7203689327 and small vegetable trays with UPC 7203689328 are included in the recall. issued its own recall for the cucumbers themselves and vegetable trays that contain them. Cucumbers with UPC 2040620000, large vegetable trays with UPC 7203689327 and small vegetable trays with UPC 7203689328 are included in the recall. Some products sold at Kroger are also affected, specifically Yummi Sush-branded products, which were recalled with the help of Supreme Service Solutions LLC on May 20. A full list of the about 50 products being recalled, all of which are sushi rolls or platters with veggies, is available on the FDA website. are also affected, specifically Yummi Sush-branded products, which were recalled with the help of Supreme Service Solutions LLC on May 20. A full list of the about 50 products being recalled, all of which are sushi rolls or platters with veggies, is available on the FDA website. Ukrop's Homestyle Foods, LLC , issued a related recall of cucumber salad products sold at stores including Food Lion Stores in Virginia and North Carolina; Harris Teeter in Williamsburg, Virginia; Kroger stores in Virginia, West Virginia, Ohio and Kentucky; Libbie Market in Richmond, Virginia; and Ukrop's Market Hall in Richmond, Virginia. The recalled products include 16-ounce, 32-ounce and bulk 5-pound packages of marinated cucumber salad with sell-by dates of May 11 through May 26. , issued a related recall of cucumber salad products sold at stores including Food Lion Stores in Virginia and North Carolina; Harris Teeter in Williamsburg, Virginia; Kroger stores in Virginia, West Virginia, Ohio and Kentucky; Libbie Market in Richmond, Virginia; and Ukrop's Market Hall in Richmond, Virginia. The recalled products include 16-ounce, 32-ounce and bulk 5-pound packages of marinated cucumber salad with sell-by dates of May 11 through May 26. Walmart recalled Marketside cucumber slices produced in select stores in Texas between May 13 and May 20. The recall includes Marketside Fresh Cut Cucumber Slices with UPC 62969 and all date codes up to May 24, 2025. recalled Marketside cucumber slices produced in select stores in Texas between May 13 and May 20. The recall includes Marketside Fresh Cut Cucumber Slices with UPC 62969 and all date codes up to May 24, 2025. Also included in the recall are Authentic Greek Salad, Readymeals Greek Salad and Greek Salad, with various sell-thru dates from around May 20 to May 24 sold at multiple Albertsons-owned stores (Acme, Balducci's Food Lovers Market, Kings Food Markets, Safeway, Shaw's and Star Market) in Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia and Washington, D.C. More details on impacted states, UPC and sell-through dates can be found here. (Acme, Balducci's Food Lovers Market, Kings Food Markets, Safeway, Shaw's and Star Market) in Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia and Washington, D.C. More details on impacted states, UPC and sell-through dates can be found here. Publix recalled loose cucumbers sold between May 14 and May 20, and Watermelon Onion Feta, Spinach Salads and Garden Salads sold between May 17 and May 23, sold at stores in North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia. recalled loose cucumbers sold between May 14 and May 20, and Watermelon Onion Feta, Spinach Salads and Garden Salads sold between May 17 and May 23, sold at stores in North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia. Big Y Foods recalled any made-to-order small sub, large sub, 30' Super Sub, wrap or panini purchased on May 20 or May 21 and sold at 30 locations in Connecticut and Massachusetts. A list of impacted stores can be found here. recalled any made-to-order small sub, large sub, 30' Super Sub, wrap or panini purchased on May 20 or May 21 and sold at 30 locations in Connecticut and Massachusetts. A list of impacted stores can be found here. JFE Franchising, Inc. recalled veggie trays, salads and produce bowls containing fresh-cut cucumber items, as well as sushi products. Recalled products were sold under brand names Snowfruit or Snowfox at Kroger, Roundy's (Pick n Save and Metro Market) and Weis Market retail locations in Indiana, Kentucky, Illinois, Michigan, Tennessee, Mississippi, Arkansas, Alabama, Wisconsin, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and New York. A full list of impacted products can be found on the FDA website. recalled veggie trays, salads and produce bowls containing fresh-cut cucumber items, as well as sushi products. Recalled products were sold under brand names Snowfruit or Snowfox at Kroger, Roundy's (Pick n Save and Metro Market) and Weis Market retail locations in Indiana, Kentucky, Illinois, Michigan, Tennessee, Mississippi, Arkansas, Alabama, Wisconsin, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and New York. A full list of impacted products can be found on the FDA website. The Coastal Companies recalled 17 salsa, salad and prepared food products distributed between May 6, 2025, and May 21, 2025, to customers in Washington D.C., Ohio, Virginia, Michigan, West Virginia, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Vermont and North Carolina. The products were sold under brand names East Coast Fresh, TOPS, Wellsley Farms, WEIS, AHOLD, Jack and Olive, Created Fresh and Spring and Sprout. A full list can be found here. recalled 17 salsa, salad and prepared food products distributed between May 6, 2025, and May 21, 2025, to customers in Washington D.C., Ohio, Virginia, Michigan, West Virginia, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Vermont and North Carolina. The products were sold under brand names East Coast Fresh, TOPS, Wellsley Farms, WEIS, AHOLD, Jack and Olive, Created Fresh and Spring and Sprout. A full list can be found here. Supreme Service Solutions LLC recalled vegetable trays, packs and salads sold at Kroger and its affiliated retail stores in Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Missouri, Arkansas and Michigan between the dates of May 8 to May 21. A full list can be found here. Which states are affected by the salmonella outbreak? As of May 23, the salmonella outbreak linked to cucumbers has sickened 26 people in the following 15 states: Alabama California Colorado Florida Illinois Kansas Kentucky Michigan North Carolina New York Ohio Pennsylvania South Carolina Tennessee Virginia What to do if you think you may have recalled cucumbers The FDA advises anyone with cucumbers at home to throw them if they're unsure where they're from. Businesses are advised not to sell the produce and to notify customers who may have consumed it before the recall. Those who purchased recalled products from any of the above-listed grocery stores like Walmart, Kroger and Harris Teeter can bring them back to the store of sale for a refund. Additionally, the FDA recommends that consumers and businesses wash and sanitize surfaces and items that may have touched cucumbers. At home, wash surfaces using hot and soapy water or a dishwasher. Symptoms of salmonella infection According to the FDA, illness usually occurs within 12 to 72 hours after eating food that is contaminated with Salmonella, and the symptoms usually last four to seven days. Symptoms include diarrhea, fever, and abdominal cramps. Children younger than 5, the elderly, and people with weakened immune systems are more likely to have severe infections, the FDA says. Contact your healthcare provider immediately if you think you may have symptoms of a salmonella infection.
