Fruit supplier recalls cucumbers sold in at least 26 states over salmonella fears
A fruit supplier has recalled cucumbers across at least 26 states and Canada after federal health regulators told the company that there was a possible link between the produce and salmonella infections.SunFed Produce, an Arizona-based company, announced on Thanksgiving that it was recalling “all sizes of whole fresh American cucumbers packaged in bulk cardboard containers” that carried the firm’s label.The impacted produce was also sold in generic white boxes and black plastic crates that include a sticker with the text “Agrotato, S.A.
de C.V.,” which is the name of the grower.The affected products were sold at stores between Oct.12 through this past Tuesday, Nov.
26, according to a note posted by the Food and Drug Administration.“Anyone with the recalled product in their possession should not consume, serve, use, sell, or distribute recalled products,” the notice states.“We also encourage them to clean and sanitize surfaces that could have come into contact with the recalled product to reduce cross-contamination.”The cucumbers were shipped to retailers in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Alaska, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington state and Wisconsin.The produce was also shipped to stores in the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan and Ontario.“As soon as we learned of this issue, we immediately acted to protect consumers.
We are working closely with authorities and the implicated ranch to determine the possible cause,” said Craig Slate, President at SunFed.“Here at SunFed, food safety and consumer health and wellness have been our priorities for more than 30 years.
We require all of our growers to strictly comply with the FDA food safety requirements.”Salmonella infection can lead to several adverse health conditions including severe diarrh...