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The CDC published in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), May 15, 2025, MMWR Weekly 74(17);293–295 on Multistate outbreak of Salmonella enterica I 4:I:- infection linked to Charcuterie meats in the US 2023-2024. During December 2023–March 2024, CDC and public health partners in 33 states investigated an outbreak of Salmonella enterica I 4:I:- infection linked to contaminated charcuterie-style meats. Early usage of purchase records identified a common charcuterie product from one company and enabled a swift recall. On December 19, 2023, CDC’s PulseNet identified a cluster of 13 Salmonella enterica I 4:I:- infections in five states that were found to be highly related by WGS, indicating a possible outbreak. Among 68 patients from 27 affected states, 50 (74%) reported consuming charcuterie-style meats before illness onset. The report describes the largest US infectious outbreak associated with charcuterie-style meats since 2010. Consumer purchase records were successfully used for hypothesis generation in this outbreak investigation and provided a critical foundation for traceback activities. Coupled with patient interview information, the use of purchase records enabled rapid identification and recall of contaminated products 17 days after the investigation began.  

https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/74/wr/mm7417a2.htm?s_cid=mm7417a2_w

The FDA and CDC, in collaboration with state and local partners, are investigating illnesses in a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Montevideo infections linked to cucumbers grown by Bedner Growers, Inc. (Boynton Beach, Florida), and distributed by Fresh Start Produce Sales, Inc. (Delray, Florida). In April 2025, FDA investigators collected an environmental sample from Bedner Growers, Inc. that was positive for Salmonella and matched recent clinical samples from ill people, by WGS analysis.  The recent follow-up inspection was in response to the 2024 Salmonella Africana linked to cucumbers grown at Bedner Growers, Inc. Additionally, FDA’s traceback investigation has identified Bedner Growers, Inc. as the common grower of cucumbers in this current outbreak. As of May 16, 2025, a total of 26 people infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Montevideo have been reported from 15 states (AL, CA, CO, FL, IL, KS, KY, MI, NC, NY, OH, PA, SC, TN, and VA). Of the 23 people for whom information is available, 9 people have been hospitalized. Of the 13 people interviewed, 11 (85%) reported eating cucumbers. @ https://www.fda.gov/food/outbreaks-foodborne-illness/outbreak-investigation-salmonella-cucumbers-may-2025

In the UK the FSA reported that Grape Tree supermarkets recalled Raw Unsalted Macadamia Nuts because Shiga toxin (STEC)producing E. coli has been found in a batch of this product. The store warned customers who have bought the affected batch (G41 5 101 250610) not to eat them. The recall affects 250g packs of the nuts, which have a best-before date of 11 July 2026, and were sold in England, Scotland, and Wales. @ https://www.food.gov.uk/news-alerts/alert/fsa-prin-25-2025

In Germany, Lebens Mittel Warnung reported that a Halva with vanilla flavor (700 g) was recalled due to potential Salmonella contamination. The recall was initiated after Salmonella was detected in the Helva. The recalled Helva was distributed through Mediterranean food stores and wholesalers in Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Berlin, Bremen, Hesse, Lower Saxony, Lower Saxony, North Rhine, Westphalia, and Rhineland-Palatinate. @ https://www.lebensmittelwarnung.de/___lebensmittelwarnung.de/Meldungen/2025/05_Mai/250516_17_NW_Helva/250516_17_NW_Helva_Meldung.html