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.