Tag: cucumbers

F&S Fresh Foods and Dairyland Produce, LLC, dba Hardie’s Fresh Foods of Houston, TX and Dallas, TX are recalling products containing cucumbers connected to the Salmonella recall.

The FDA posted several recall announcements this week that are related to the cucumber recall initiated by grower Agrotato, S.A. de C.V. in Sonora, Mexico.

Russ Davis Wholesale of Wadena, MN, is recalling multiple products out of an abundance of caution because they contain recalled cucumbers from Baloian Farms which have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems.

Baloian Farms of Arizona Co., Inc. is recalling all sizes of whole fresh American cucumbers packaged in bulk cardboard containers labeled with the “Pamela” brand, a generic white box with a sticker that provides the implicated grower’s name, “Agrotato, S.A. de C.V.,” or a clear PamPak branded bag of 6 individual cucumbers with the UPC 8 2540107010 6.

The FDA says do not eat, sell, or serve cucumbers grown by Agrotato, S.A. de C.V. in Sonora, Mexico; including recalled cucumbers from SunFed Produce, LLC.

Halloween isn’t the only October tradition commencing this week. The transition out of the Salinas Valley, CA, is underway, and produce markets can’t mask their festive fall transition spirits.

The ProduceIQ Index continues its upward climb to a record $1.35/lb for week #37. This price is 11 percent higher than at any previous year for this week.

In 2024, Mexico positioned itself as an important exporter of chilies, broccoli, cauliflower, lemon, and cucumber, thanks to the increase in demand and the continuous effort of the actors involved in these production chains, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (Sader)

Out of an abundance of caution, Wiers Farm Inc. of Willard, OH, is voluntarily recalling a limited number of whole cucumbers with a pack date of June 5, 2024 and bagged salad cucumbers with a pack date of June 5, 2024 and June 6, 2024 due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.

FFVA and other food safety experts are raising concern that the update shared does not provide the most accurate information.