Cucumber, Super Select Unspecified variety packed in Hello Fresh box the week of August 24-28-2015 in the meal Spicy Tuna Tar-Tacos with Creamy Avocado and Cucumber Radish Slaw. 7-10 inches long, I cucumber per box.

Recall Insight

This FDA Food action (record #F-0213-2016) was formally reported on November 25, 2015, with the manufacturer initiating the action on September 6, 2015. It is classified under Critical severity (Class I), with a current status of Terminated. Grocery Delivery E-Services USA, Inc. is listed as the recalling firm, operating out of Richmond, CA. Federal records indicate 5991 cucumbers units are affected.

The documented reason for this recall is: Firm was notified by their supplier that cucumbers provided are under recall due to potential Salmonella contamination. Distribution data in the federal record shows the product reached: CA, WA, UT, MT, OR, NV, ID, AZ, WY. Distribution scope directly affects the consumer exposure window and determines whether a recall remains regional or escalates into a nationwide advisory.

To put this record in context, PlainRecalls indexes 83,949 recalls across the FDA, CPSC, NHTSA and USDA FSIS going back to 1995. Within the same product category, the database holds 6 closely related recalls, of which 1 were also issued by FDA Food. That clustering is a signal — repeated actions in a narrow category often indicate a systemic quality-control issue, a supplier-wide contamination, or a design defect that has propagated across product lines. This recall is roughly 11 years old; older recalls can remain relevant because many units enter resale, rental, and secondary-market channels where the original warning never reaches the end user. Always cross-check the recall number against the official agency page before relying on any summary.