Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Whole Cucumbers

Recalled food

Whole fresh cucumbers grown by Bedner Growers Inc.

  • Distributed by Fresh Start Produce Sales Inc. between April 29, 2025 and May 19, 2025.
  • Distributed to stores, restaurants, and other facilities.
  • Several people ate cucumbers on cruise ships leaving ports in Florida.
  • Cucumbers may have been sold individually or in smaller packages and the types could be labeled as "supers," "selects," or "plains."
  • These cucumbers are not organic varieties.

For all recall information of cucumbers and foods made with them, visit FDA's website .

  • Additional recalls include foods such as cucumber salads, made-to-order subs, and sushi.

What businesses should do

  • Do not sell or serve whole cucumbers grown by Bedner Growers Inc. and distributed by Fresh Start Produce Inc. between April 29, 2025 and May 19, 2025.
  • Wash and sanitize items and surfaces that may have come in contact with cucumbers.
  • Stores can also notify customers who may have purchased cucumbers using signs in stores or emails to customers.

What you should do

  • If you have cucumbers at home and can't tell where they are from, throw them away.
  • When eating out over the next week, ask if cucumbers were from Bedner Growers or Fresh Start Produce Sales Inc.
  • Wash surfaces and items that may have touched the cucumbers using hot soapy water or a dishwasher.

Call your healthcare provider if you have any of these severe Salmonella symptoms

  • Diarrhea and a fever higher than 102°F
  • Diarrhea for more than 3 days that is not improving
  • Bloody diarrhea
  • So much vomiting that you cannot keep liquids down
  • Signs of dehydration, such as not peeing much, dry mouth and throat, and feeling dizzy when standing up

Symptoms of Salmonella

  • Most people infected with Salmonella experience diarrhea, fever, and stomach cramps.
  • Symptoms usually start 6 hours to 6 days after swallowing the bacteria.
  • Most people recover without treatment after 4 to 7 days
  • Some people—especially children younger than 5 years, adults 65 years and older, and people with weakened immune systems—may experience more severe illnesses that require medical treatment or hospitalization.
  • For more information about Salmonella, see the About Salmonella Infection page.

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