Consumers, retailers and distributors need to check refrigerators and bins for cucumbers.

Dozens of people across several states, including Michigan, have been sickened with salmonella infections linked to cucumbers, according to a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) notice.

A Florida grower is voluntarily recalling cucumbers because of possible salmonella contamination.Health officials from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are investigating the multistate outbreak of “Salmonella Montevideo” infections. The infections are linked to cucumbers grown by Bedner Growers, Inc. in Boynton Beach, Florida, and distributed by Fresh Start Produce Sales, Inc. of Delray, Florida.

So far, there are 26 cases and 9 people hospitalized reported across 15 states, including Michigan. No deaths have been reported. The FDA's map of cases lists Michigan's case count as 1 to 2. Cucumbers were distributed to retailers, distribution centers, wholesalers and food service distributors from April 29 to May 19, according to the FDA’s alert. Those cucumbers distributed before the timeline should be past their shelf life and no longer available, the FDA says.

For distributors, restaurants and retailers who have purchased these cucumbers, the products were labeled as either being “supers,” “selects,” or “plains.” The FDA advises that the restaurants, retailers and distributors who purchased the recalled cucumbers between April 29 and May 19, 2025 notify customers of the potentially contaminated product and health concern.

Salmonella is a bacterium that can cause severe and sometimes fatal infections in those with weakened immune systems, children younger than 5, and adults older than 65.

Symptoms for healthy people include diarrhea (which may be bloody), fever, nausea, vomiting, and abdominal cramps.

Symptoms can start six hours to six days after being infected and last four to seven days, according to the CDC.

If you think you have symptoms of salmonella, especially after eating cucumbers, contact your healthcare provider.

The CDC estimates salmonella bacteria cause more than 1.3 million infections in the United States annually, with most illnesses coming from food.

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