(Gray News) – Whole fresh cucumbers are being recalled because they might be contaminated with salmonella.
The cucumbers were produced by SunFed Produce and sold in 26 states and parts of Canada.
According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the cucumbers were shipped to customers in Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin.
The cucumbers in question were sold between Oct. 27 and Nov. 26 and officials say they could potentially be contaminated with salmonella.
SunFed has contacted its direct buyers to advise them of the recall, the FDA said. No other products sold by or farms supplying to SunFed are implicated.
The FDA reported a total of 68 people have been infected with the outbreak strain of salmonella in 19 of the states with 18 hospitalizations and no deaths as of Tuesday.
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