CDC, public health and regulatory officials in several states, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are collecting different types of data to investigate a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium infections.
Epidemiologic and traceback data show that cucumbers grown by Agrotato, S.A. de C.V. in Sonora, Mexico, including recalled cucumbers from SunFed Produce, LLC. may be contaminated with Salmonella and may be making people sick.
Epidemiologic Data
As of November 26, 2024, a total of 68 people infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella have been reported from 19 states. Illnesses started on dates ranging from October 12, 2024, to November 16, 2024. Of the 50 people for whom information is available, 18 have been hospitalized. No deaths have been reported.
The true number of sick people in this outbreak is likely much higher than the number reported, and the outbreak may not be limited to the states with known illnesses. This is because many people recover without medical care and are not tested for Salmonella. In addition, recent illnesses may not yet be reported as it usually takes 3 to 4 weeks to determine if a sick person is part of an outbreak.
Public health officials collect many different types of information from sick people, including their age, race, ethnicity, other demographics, and the foods they ate in the week before they got sick. This information provides clues to help investigators identify the source of the outbreak.
On November 27, 2024, SunFed Produce, LLC. recalled all sizes of whole fresh American cucumbers packaged in bulk cardboard containers for retail or food service grown by Agrotato, S.A. de C.V. in Sonora, Mexico.
Whole fresh American cucumbers
- Labeled with the “SunFed” label or in a generic white box or black plastic crate with a sticker that provides the implicated grower’s name, “Agrotato, S.A. de C.V.”
- Sold between October 12, 2024 and November 26, 2024
- Cucumbers may have a sticker showing “SunFed Mexico”
FDA continues to work with additional importers that received cucumbers grown by Agrotato S.A. de C.V.
What You Should Do:
- Do not eat recalled cucumbers.
- These cucumbers may still be in your refrigerator, so check the stickers on your cucumbers. If the sticker shows “SunFed Mexico” as the place where your cucumbers were grown, throw them away or return them to the location where you bought them.
- If you bought whole fresh American cucumbers from October 12 through November 26 and can’t tell where they are from throw them away.
- Wash items and surfaces that may have touched the recalled cucumbers with hot, soapy water or by using a dishwasher.
- Call your healthcare provider if you have any severe Salmonella symptoms.
What Businesses Should Do:
- Do not sell or serve recalled cucumbers grown by Agrotato, S.A. de C.V. in Sonora, Mexico, including recalled cucumbers from SunFed Produce, LLC.
- Wash and sanitize surfaces that may have come in contact with recalled cucumbers.
- When possible, notify customers who purchased recalled cucumbers.
About Salmonella:
- Most people infected with Salmonella develop diarrhea, fever, and stomach cramps 6 hours to 6 days after being exposed to the bacteria.
- The illness usually lasts 4 to 7 days, and most people recover without treatment.
- In some people, the illness may be so severe that the patient is hospitalized. Salmonella infection may spread from the intestines to the bloodstream and then to other parts of the body.
- Children younger than 5, adults 65 and older, and people with weakened immune systems are more likely to have severe illness.