Cucumber Salmonella Outbreak Sickens 73 People In 18 States

[Delle42]

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Watch out, cucumber fans: your favorite raw vegetable has been tied to an outbreak of salmonella.

Marler Blog reported on Thursday that 73 people in 18 states have contracted salmonellosis after eating cucumbers imported from Mexico over the past several months. Twenty-eight of those who have fallen ill live in California. Nearly a third have been hospitalized. None have died.

The FDA placed an "Import Alert" on cucumbers from Daniel Cardenas Izabal and Miracle Greenhouse, two suppliers in Culiacan, the largest city in the Sinaloa state of Mexico, on Thursday. The cucumbers were distributed by Arizona-based company Tricar Sales and were "purchased or consumed at multiple locations or restaurants." The CDC says "there is no evidence that contaminated cucumbers supplied by are still on the market."

Though salmonella is most closely associated with chicken, eggs and ground meat, produce has been tied to numerous outbreaks of the disease over the past few years. Fruits and vegetables that are usually eaten raw -- like cucumbers -- pose an especially high risk, since salmonella bacteria are killed by high heat. Indeed, cucumbers were tied to another outbreak of salmonellosis just two years ago.

[She-who-loves-hyphens]

nice to know, I just had cucumber for lunch yesterday, now I'm getting all paranoid.

[Pessimist]

She-who-loves-hyphens

nice to know, I just had cucumber for lunch yesterday, now I'm getting all paranoid.

Don't be paranoid, just pay close attention to how you feel, and go to a doctor or hospital ASAP if you do get really sick (as in, unable to keep food in you grade sick, not Pessimist wishes her cold would go away sick)

[RaidonUchiha1020]

Oh s**t. I ate cucumber rolls yesterday from a sushi restaurant. eek eek eek eek

Although, I feel fine

[Azkeel]

I live in California and i actually did get sick from the cucumber lmao. But I'm not reported in there because I got better quickly. Thankfully my immune system is awesome. I don't have insurance after all!

[Airashii Tsuki]

o-o I am afraid to eat my cucumber in my fridge now

[Delle42]

Airashii Tsuki

o-o I am afraid to eat my cucumber in my fridge now

Are they from Mexico?

[Airashii Tsuki]

Delle42

Airashii Tsuki

o-o I am afraid to eat my cucumber in my fridge now

Are they from Mexico?

well, to be honest with you it doesnt say, it was given to me at a free food distribution... so I am now afraid of it since I am unsure of its origins...

[Vampirate Kitsune]

Airashii Tsuki

o-o I am afraid to eat my cucumber in my fridge now

Wash it with a little dishwashing soap and rinse it thoroughly. Salmonella won't survive the soap.

[TraumaBeast]

Delle42

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Watch out, cucumber fans: your favorite raw vegetable has been tied to an outbreak of salmonella.

Marler Blog reported on Thursday that 73 people in 18 states have contracted salmonellosis after eating cucumbers imported from Mexico over the past several months. Twenty-eight of those who have fallen ill live in California. Nearly a third have been hospitalized. None have died.

The FDA placed an "Import Alert" on cucumbers from Daniel Cardenas Izabal and Miracle Greenhouse, two suppliers in Culiacan, the largest city in the Sinaloa state of Mexico, on Thursday. The cucumbers were distributed by Arizona-based company Tricar Sales and were "purchased or consumed at multiple locations or restaurants." The CDC says "there is no evidence that contaminated cucumbers supplied by are still on the market."

Though salmonella is most closely associated with chicken, eggs and ground meat, produce has been tied to numerous outbreaks of the disease over the past few years. Fruits and vegetables that are usually eaten raw -- like cucumbers -- pose an especially high risk, since salmonella bacteria are killed by high heat. Indeed, cucumbers were tied to another outbreak of salmonellosis just two years ago.

man i thought that this was a chicken thing,

[Airashii Tsuki]

loretta the bitchness

Delle42

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Watch out, cucumber fans: your favorite raw vegetable has been tied to an outbreak of salmonella.

Marler Blog reported on Thursday that 73 people in 18 states have contracted salmonellosis after eating cucumbers imported from Mexico over the past several months. Twenty-eight of those who have fallen ill live in California. Nearly a third have been hospitalized. None have died.

The FDA placed an "Import Alert" on cucumbers from Daniel Cardenas Izabal and Miracle Greenhouse, two suppliers in Culiacan, the largest city in the Sinaloa state of Mexico, on Thursday. The cucumbers were distributed by Arizona-based company Tricar Sales and were "purchased or consumed at multiple locations or restaurants." The CDC says "there is no evidence that contaminated cucumbers supplied by are still on the market."

Though salmonella is most closely associated with chicken, eggs and ground meat, produce has been tied to numerous outbreaks of the disease over the past few years. Fruits and vegetables that are usually eaten raw -- like cucumbers -- pose an especially high risk, since salmonella bacteria are killed by high heat. Indeed, cucumbers were tied to another outbreak of salmonellosis just two years ago.

man i thought that this was a chicken thing,

well it can spread, I remember the peanutbutter outbreak from a long while ago, I cant remember the brand, or brands though.... but yeah there was lots of peanutbutter that was contaminated with salmonella.