Fresh Begin Produce Gross sales Inc. is recalling entire cucumbers shipped to 14 states from Might 17 by way of Might 21 as a result of they could have been contaminated with salmonella.
The U.S. Meals and Drug Administration (FDA) revealed a discover from the Florida-based firm Saturday. The corporate stated within the press launch that the recalled cucumbers had been shipped in bulk cartons to retail distribution facilities, wholesalers, and meals service distributions in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia.
The recalled cucumbers are darkish inexperienced, with a diameter of about 1.5 to 2 inches and a size of about 5 to 9 inches, in accordance with Contemporary Begin Produce Gross sales. Neither mini cucumbers nor English cucumbers are included within the recall.
“The recall was initiated after the Pennsylvania Division of Agriculture knowledgeable the corporate {that a} product pattern examined optimistic for the micro organism,” Contemporary Begin Produce Gross sales stated within the press launch. “The FDA is conducting entire genome sequencing to find out if this pattern is expounded to an ongoing Salmonella outbreak investigation.”
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Salmonella is a micro organism that may trigger severe and even deadly infections in younger kids, frail or aged folks, and people with weakened immune programs, in accordance with the corporate. Wholesome folks contaminated with the micro organism can develop fevers, diarrhea—which might be bloody—nausea, vomiting, and stomach ache.
In uncommon conditions, salmonella can enter the bloodstream and result in extra extreme diseases, similar to contaminated aneurysms, endocarditis, and arthritis, in accordance with Contemporary Begin Produce Gross sales.
The corporate stated that it’s unlikely that the recalled cucumbers are within the market. Even nonetheless, the corporate suggested anybody with the recalled cucumbers to not eat it however to destroy it, throw it away, or return it to the place the place they bought it for a refund. The corporate additionally advised that folks verify with their retailer to seek out out whether or not the recalled cucumbers had been bought there.
Contemporary Begin Produces Gross sales has already notified prospects who obtained the recalled cucumbers straight from the corporate and requested them to take away it from their cabinets.
Prospects with questions concerning the recall can contact Contemporary Begin Produce Gross sales at 1-888-364-2993.
