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Thousands of cucumbers, eggs recalled over salmonella concerns

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Thousands of cucumbers sold in the U.S. and Canada and eggs sold in several U.S. states are being recalled due to salmonella concerns, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

Sanfed Produce sells whole produce packaged in bulk cardboard containers bearing the “Sanfed” label or the producer’s name “Agrotato, SA de CV” label, sold from October 12th to November 12th. All sizes of cucumbers grown in the United States are being recalled. 26.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Friday the voluntary recall after 68 people became ill after eating cucumbers, 18 of whom were hospitalized.

Cucumbers grow 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, and Virginia. , Washington, Wisconsin, and the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columbia, Calgary, Saskatchewan, and Ontario.

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In a separate recall, more than 10,000 cartons of eggs sold under Costco’s Kirkland Signature brand were voluntarily recalled for potentially being contaminated with salmonella, but no one has been reported to have contracted the disease. (FDA/Fox News)

“As soon as we learned of this issue, we took immediate action to protect our consumers. We are working closely with authorities and the farms involved to determine the possible cause,” SanFed President Craig Slate said in a statement. . “Here at Sanfed, food safety and the health and well-being of our consumers have been our top priorities for more than 30 years. We encourage all of our producers to strictly adhere to FDA food safety requirements. I’m looking for it.”

In a separate recall, more than 10,000 cartons of eggs sold under Costco’s Kirkland Signature brand were voluntarily recalled for potentially being contaminated with Salmonella, but no one has been sick.

The eggs were sold at 25 Costco stores in Alabama, North Carolina, Georgia, South Carolina and Tennessee starting November 22nd.

Handsome Brook Farms has initiated a recall after determining that “eggs not intended for retail distribution were distributed in retail packaging.”

“We are implementing additional supply chain management and retraining to prevent this from happening again,” the company said.

Sanfed Produce sells whole produce packaged in bulk cardboard containers bearing the “Sanfed” label or the producer’s name “Agrotato, SA de CV” label, sold from October 12th to November 12th. All sizes of cucumbers grown in the United States are being recalled. (FDA/Fox News)

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This recall only applies to units with Julian code 327 and an expiration date of January 5, 2025.

“No other products are affected by this recall,” the FDA said.

Salmonella is food poisoning It can cause fever, diarrhea, and nausea, and can be life-threatening for young, elderly, and immunocompromised people.

sunfed produce (Fox News/Fox News)

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Earlier this year, cucumbers were the subject of another recall after hundreds of people became infected with salmonella.

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