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
