These cucumbers were distributed in different places, some of which include Alaska; Mississippi; Arizona; California; Oklahoma; Colorado; Florida; Idaho; Montana; Illinois; Kansas; South Carolina; Nevada; Kentucky; Louisiana; Minnesota; New Jersey; Arkansas; New Mexico; Oregon; Texas; and Utah.
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Cucumbers grown by a San Diego company have been recalled after a salmonella outbreak killed one woman and sickened hundreds of others.
According to the Food Poison Journal, authorities believe that cucumbers grown in Mexico sold by San Diego-based Andrew and Williamson Fresh Produce are the source of a Salmonella outbreak in 27 states.
Louisiana’s health department identified Whole Foods and Red Lobster on Saturday as national chains that got rid of the Andrew & Williamson Fresh Produce “Limited Edition” cucumbers in Louisiana.
No different fruit and veggies have been included within the recall, the company stated.
Nine other states have reported infections, although cucumbers were not shipped directly there. Fifty-eight (73 percent) of 80 people interviewed reported eating cucumbers in the week before their illness began.
In a phone call with the Advance on Monday afternoon, Marler said cucumbers were a surprising item to be suspect as consumers “don’t normally link a produce item with smooth-ish skin” to contamination. Most infected people recover within a week. In rare cases, Salmonella infection can lead to death, particularly in the elderly or those with weakened immune systems.
The recalled cucumbers are about 7 to 10 inches long, dark green, and about 1.75 to 2.5 inches in diameter. The announcement came a day after a California company recalled its cucumbers linked to the outbreak.
The US Food Poison Journal describes the symptoms as: “Salmonellosis is characterised by an acute onset of headache, abdominal pain, diarrhoea, nausea, and sometimes vomiting”.
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) notes there have been two reported cases in Wisconsin and one in North Dakota.
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Customers who purchased field cucumbers, which are sold unwrapped and in bulk, or any products containing cucumber on or before Sunday, September 6 at any Safeway store are urged to throw them away or return them to the store where they were purchased.
