STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — SunFed Produce LLC is recalling whole fresh American cucumbers of all sizes sold in 26 states, including New York and parts of Canada.
Cucumbers sold from Oct. 12 to Nov. 26 are being recalled due to the potential of salmonella contamination, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Salmonella is an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people and others with weakened immune systems.
Consumers should check to see if they have recalled whole fresh American cucumbers and throw out or destroy the product to prevent consumption.
The affected SunFed cucumbers are being recalled in the following states:
- 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
- Wisconsin
SunFed Produce LLC initiated the recall after the FDA told the company they were receiving reports of salmonellosis illness, according to the FDA.
“Here at SunFed, food safety and consumer health and wellness have been our priorities for more than 30 years. We require all of our growers to strictly comply with the FDA food safety requirements,” said Craig Slate, president of SunFed.
SunFed is also contacting each of its direct buyers to advise them of the recall. No other products sold by SunFed or farms supplying to SunFed are implicated in this recall.
