More than 40 people from 18 states have ill in a growing outbreak of food poisoning by salmonella linked to pipins removed from the market that were sent to restaurants, hospitals, cruises and grocery stores, including Target stores, federal health officials reported Friday.
At least 16 people have been hospitalized after consuming cucumbers produced by Bedner Growers, based in Florida, and distributed by Fresh Start produces salts, the centers for disease control and prevention (CDC, in English) reported. The cucumbers were sold from April 29 to May 19.
The outbreak includes reports of people’s diseases aboard six cruises that started from ports in the United States between the end of March and mid -April, the CDC said. The real number of sick people It is probably much greater and the outbreak could affect more statesthe officials said.
Several companies have issued withdrawals from the market for entire cucumbers and cucumbers used in a variety of sandwiches, sauces and other foods linked to the outbreak. Target withdrew dozens of products, including entire cucumbers, salads and vegetable rolls.
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The outbreak was detected during a monitoring inspection in April of a 2024 out Company
As part of the New Research, officials of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA, in English) found salmonella in a sample of bedner growers cucumbers in a distribution center in Pennsylvania. That sample coincided with the salmonella strain that ill people ill. Besides, “multiple strains” of salmonella were detected that coincide with samples in a government database. CDC officials are working to determine if additional diseases in people coincide with these strains.
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The symptoms of salmonlal poisoning include diarrhea, fever, severe vomiting, dehydration and stomach cramps. Most people who get sick recover in a week. Infections can be serious in young children, older adults and people with weakened immunological systems, who may require hospitalization.
