Whole Cucumber, bulk cardboard boxes, 1 1/9 Bu, 60-72 ct cucumbers per box, 24ct box, Carton 36 ct box. Packaged in cardboard container box, color brown with Green and Red inked Accent colors. Grown and Packed by Bedner Growers, INC & Distributed by Fresh Start Produce Sales, Inc listed on sides of the box.

Recall Insight

This FDA Food action (record #F-1371-2024) was formally reported on June 26, 2024, with the manufacturer initiating the action on May 23, 2024. It is classified under Critical severity (Class I), with a current status of Terminated. Fresh Start Produce Sales, Inc. is listed as the recalling firm, operating out of Delray Beach, FL. Federal records indicate 6167 cases of cucumbers units are affected.

The documented reason for this recall is: Due to Salmonella in Cucumbers Distribution data in the federal record shows the product reached: The product has been distributed in the following States: FL, NJ, PA, and NC. 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 6 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 2 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.