Cucumber Recall Because of Salmonella Outbreak

Check your fridge. The FDA issues a recall of cucumbers shipped to Louisiana.

The state health department is assisting the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in a recall of imported cucumbers that were distributed by Andrew & Williamson Fresh Produce.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has identified these cucumbers as the source of a multi-state Salmonella outbreak. Three cases have been confirmed in Louisiana, one of those in the Shreveport Bossier area.

Nationwide, 282 cases have been linked to the contaminated cucumbers. One person has died. including one death. The three cases in Louisiana were located in DHH regions 2, 7 and 8.

Here's a map of DHH regions:

DHH issued the following statement:

DHH officials confirmed that Red Lobster locations in Louisiana disposed of the product Friday. Whole Foods locations in Louisiana removed the affected cucumbers from their shelves Saturday morning.

Health officials advise that the risk of becoming ill after eating a cucumber from Andrew & Williamson Fresh Produce is low, however DHH recommends families take simple precautions to protect themselves.

The news release offers this informaction:

Recalled cucumbers may be in consumers’ homes, restaurants, and grocery stores.

• Consumers should not eat recalled cucumbers.

• Restaurants should not serve recalled cucumbers.

• Retailers should not sell recalled cucumbers.

• If you aren’t sure if your cucumbers were recalled, ask the place of purchase or your supplier. When in doubt, don’t eat, sell, or serve them and throw them out.

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