Fuentes Farms Inc. is recalling boxes of their fresh cucumbers due to fears of potential Salmonella contamination.
Newsweek reached out to the company via email Monday for additional comment.
Why It Matters
Numerous recalls have been initiated in 2025 due to the potential of damaged products, foodborne illness, contamination and undeclared food allergens.
Millions of Americans experience food sensitivities or allergies every year. According to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the nine “major” food allergens in the U.S. are eggs, milk, fish, wheat, soybeans, Crustacean shellfish, sesame, tree nuts and peanuts.
The FDA also warns that Salmonella is an organism that could cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in frail or older people, young children and those with weakened immune systems.
Healthy people infected with Salmonella could experience vomiting, diarrhea or abdominal pain, the FDA says.
What To Know
In its alert, the FDA says that the cucumbers were distributed at flea markets in McAllen and Alamo, Texas areas.
The impacted product has a lot number of 357 and were sold in 40-pound boxes by 1-1/9 bushels. The cucumbers were sold from May 31 to June 3. The FDA alert says that as of Monday, there have been no reported illnesses and that “the recall is not part of any current food outbreaks.”
“However, out of an abundance of caution, Fuentes Farms LLC is notifying all customers and urging anyone who may have purchased the item at the flea market or sold cucumbers from Lot # 357,” the FDA alert adds.
The alert has additional photos of the recalled cucumbers for potential customers to reference.
What People Are Saying
The FDA alert in part: “The recall was as the result of a routine sampling program by the company which revealed that the finished products contained the bacteria. The company has ceased the production and distribution of the product as FDA and the company continue their investigation as to what caused the problem.”
In an email to Newsweek in January, the FDA said: “Most recalls in the U.S. are carried out voluntarily by the product manufacturer and when a company issues a…
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