Food Safety News reports that a multi-state outbreak of Salmonella poisoning was likely the result of contaminated cucumbers from Mexico. The Centers for Disease Control reported that at least 73 people were sickened in 18 states between January and April after consuming the cucumbers.
Two import firms, Daniel Cardenas Izabal and Miracle Greenhouse, were placed on an "import alert" by the FDA, preventing the farms from supplying the cucumbers unless they were able to prove that the produce was not contaminated with Salmonella, reports Food Safety News. The cucumbers were distributed in Arizona by Tricar Sales and were purchased at retail stores or by restaurants, according to the Huffington Post.
Twenty-seven percent of the people afflicted with Salmonella poisoning from this outbreak have been hospitalized, according to the CDC, but no deaths have been reported. State officials are now interviewing those affected to obtain more information about they were exposed to Salmonella prior to falling ill. The CDC reports that there is no evidence that the contaminated cucumbers are still on supermarket shelves.
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