Deli sandwiches made with cucumbers linked to the Salmonella outbreak are being recalled from Safeway and Carrs Stores in Alaska. This recall is part of the Andrew and Williamson Fresh Produce recall of cucumbers that have been linked to a 30-state Salmonella Poona outbreak that has sickened 341 people killing two of them. No illnesses associated with the sandwiches had been reported at the time of the recall.
The multi-state outbreak of Salmonella Poona linked to imported cucumbers has grown. Now at least 341 people in 30 states are sick. this is an increase of 56 cases in the last 5 days. Two people have, sadly, died of their illnesses; one in Texas and one in California. And 70 people have been hospitalized.
Epidemiologic, laboratory, and traceback investigations have identified imported cucumbers from Mexico, distributed by Andrew & Williamson Fresh Produce as the likely source of this outbreak. Ninety-one percent of the 134 people interviewed so far reported eating cucumbers the week before they got sick.
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