The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a cucumber recall linked to a salmonella outbreak impacting 15 states.

A news release from the FDA said the recall includes cucumbers grown by South Florida-based Bedner Growers and distributed by Fresh Start Produce Sales from April 29th to May 19th.

The CDC reports 26 total illnesses and nine hospitalizations.

States with cases include: AL, CA, CO, FL, IL, KS, KY, MI, NC, NY, OH, PA, SC, TN, and VA

🚨Report: Cucumbers have been recalled in 15 states due to a linked salmonella outbreak:

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Per NPR:

The FDA says Fresh Start Produce Sales distributed them to retailers, distribution centers, wholesalers and food service distributors nationwide, making people sick from California to Kansas to New York — and it is unclear exactly where else they may have ended up.

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“Cucumbers may have been sold individually or in smaller packages, with or without a label that may not bear the same brand, product name, or best by date,” the agency said.

The cucumbers in question have been linked to what the FDA calls a “multistate outbreak” of Salmonella Montevideo, a bacterial disease that affects the intestinal tract.

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From TODAY:

In April, FDA investigators collected an environmental sample from Bedner Growers Inc. that tested positive for salmonella and matched samples from people who recently became ill. The follow-up inspection was in response to 2024 salmonella outbreaks linked to cucumbers grown at Bedner Growers Inc.

Of the 26 individuals that FDA reported have become sick, 13 have been interviewed. Eleven of those interviewed said they ate cucumbers before becoming sick.

TODAY.com has reached out to Bedner Growers Inc. for comment.

A spokesperson on behalf of Fresh Start Produce Sales Inc. told TODAY.com in a statement: “Fresh Start Produce Sales is committed to protecting public health and helping Bedner Growers with its recall. After learning of the recall the company contacted its wholesale and regional distribution center customers to ask that they provide their customers with recall instructions, including notifying any consumer point-of-purchase locations. We have also provided our customer list to the FDA.”

Read the full FDA release HERE.