Cucumbers Are Recalled In 31 States Following Massive Salmonella Outbreak

Planning on running to the grocery run to grab ingredients for one of those insanely viral cucumber-of-the-day recipes? Well, you might want to toss your car keys back on the counter, because we've got some bad news.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) just announced a massive recall on cucumbers due to a salmonella outbreak.

In a Food Safety Alert published by the CDC on August 14, the organization confirmed that the recall is in effect in 31 states and the District of Columbia. Their map shows all of the affected states, and we've listed them below too. The outbreak has already been linked to 449 illnesses and 125 hospitalizations.

From testing conducted by the CDC, it appears that the strain of salmonella was traced back to untreated canal water used by a grower in Florida.

States Affected by the Cucumber Recall

• Alabama

• Arkansas

• Connecticut

• Delaware

• Washington, D.C.

• Florida

• Georgia

• Illinois

• Indiana

• Iowa

• Kentucky

• Maine

• Maryland

• Massachusetts

• Michigan

• Minnesota

• Missouri

• Nevada

• New Jersey

• New York

• North Carolina

• Ohio

• Oklahoma

• Pennsylvania

• Rhode Island

• South Carolina

• Tennessee

• Texas

• Virginia

• Vermont

• Washington

• Wisconsin

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