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United States

Update June 30th, 2025:
The Salmonella outbreak linked to Bedner cucumbers has officially concluded, with a total of 69 reported illnesses across 21 states, according to the CDC. This reflects an increase of 24 additional cases and three new states (Maryland, Mississippi, and New Jersey) since the last update on May 30, 2025. The CDC has now declared the outbreak over.

Case Counts
Total Illnesses: 69
Hospitalizations: 22
Deaths: 0
Last Illness Onset: May 29, 2025
States with Cases: AL, CA, CO, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MD, MA, MI, MS, NC, NJ, NY, OH, PA, SC, TN, and VA
Product Distribution: Nationwide

Source: FDA


Update May 30th, 2025:
The FDA confirmed the presence of Salmonella Montevideo in a cucumber sample collected from a distribution center in Pennsylvania. In addition to Salmonella Montevideo, multiple other Salmonella strains were found in the same sample. CDC is analyzing if these are linked to additional illnesses. Target initiated a recall for products made with the contaminated cucumbers.

Case Counts
- Total Illnesses: 45
- Hospitalizations: 16
- Last Illness Onset: May 10, 2025
- States with Cases: AL, CA, CO, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MI, NC, NY, OH, PA, SC, TN, and VA
- Product Distribution: Nationwide

Source: FDA


Update May 23rd, 2025:
The FDA released a list of additional recalls by retailers who received or further processed the recalled cucumbers from Bedner Growers, Inc.

These include:
- Products used as ingredients in other food items.
- Cucumbers that were repackaged under different labels.

Source: FDA


Update May 22nd, 2025:
Additional Recalls issued for products made with or repackaged from the recalled cucumbers:

Harris Teeter – fresh cucumbers and vegetable trays.
PennRose Farms, LLC – 5-pound mesh bags of whole cucumbers.
Ukrop’s Homestyle Foods, LLC – marinated cucumber salads.

Source: FDA


Update May 20th, 2025:
Bedner Growers, Inc. voluntarily recalled cucumbers sold between April 29 and May 14, 2025, at Bedner’s Farm Fresh Market in Boynton Beach, Delray Beach, and West Palm Beach, Florida. FDA continues working to determine the full distribution reach of the potentially contaminated cucumbers.

Source: FDA


May 19th, 2025:
In a recent outbreak, cucumbers grown by Bedner Growers, Inc. and distributed by Fresh Start Produce Sales, Inc. have been linked to 26 cases of Salmonella across 15 states (AL, CA, CO, FL, IL, KS, KY, MI, NC, NY, OH, PA, SC, TN, and VA). The cucumbers in question were distributed to retailers, distribution centers, wholesalers, and food service distributors from April 29, 2025, to May 19, 2025. Of the 26 people infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Montevideo, 9 have been hospitalized. Out of the 13 people interviewed, 11 reported eating cucumbers. The FDA's investigation is ongoing, and more information will be provided as it becomes available.

Cucumbers may have been sold individually or in smaller packages, with or without a label. The products were labeled as either being “supers,” “selects,” or “plains”. The FDA is currently working to determine where the potentially contaminated product was distributed.

The issue was discovered during a follow-up inspection in April 2025, when FDA investigators collected an environmental sample from Bedner Growers, Inc. that tested positive for Salmonella. This matched recent clinical samples from ill people, as determined by Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) analysis. The inspection was a response to the 2024 Salmonella Africana and Salmonella Braenderup outbreaks linked to cucumbers grown at Bedner Growers, Inc.



Source: www.fda.gov/food/outbreaks-foodborne-illness/outbreak-investigation-salmonella-cucumbers-may-2025