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Dutch cucumbers suspected in UK E. coli outbreak

By Joe Whitworth on April 26, 2021

An E. coli O157 outbreak in the United Kingdom that affected 36 people has been linked to a fast food product containing imported cucumbers.

Investigations into the Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) outbreak this past…
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Salmonella outbreak tied to cucumbers slowing; investigation continues

By News Desk on November 29, 2018

Canadian officials say a Salmonella outbreak associated with fresh cucumbers appears to be winding down, but they are continuing their investigation in hopes of pinpointing the source of the bacteria that infected 55 people across…
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More confirmed ill in outbreak linked to fresh cucumbers; no recall yet

By Coral Beach on November 5, 2018

As the patient count continues to increase, investigators in Canada are looking look for clues in an ongoing Salmonella Infantis outbreak health officials say is linked to long English cucumbers.

The Public Health Agency of…
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Cucumber Salmonella outbreak strain isolated from four sites of UK company

By Joe Whitworth on August 1, 2018

Seventeen food isolates matching the Salmonella outbreak strain linked to 147 illnesses were detected earlier this year in four plants of one company and the site of a different firm in the United Kingdom.

The …
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UK hardest hit in Salmonella outbreak linked to cucumbers

By News Desk on July 27, 2018

European officials have linked ready-to-eat products containing cucumbers to a multi-country outbreak of Salmonella that has sickened 147 people.

The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) said…
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Feds waited 8 months to reveal cucumber Salmonella outbreak

By Coral Beach on December 30, 2016

The fourth Salmonella outbreak linked to fresh cucumbers since 2013 sickened people in at least eight states and spurred a national grocery chain to pull mini cucumbers from shelves this past spring — but federal…
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U.S. Rep tells FDA to pick up the pace of outbreak investigation

By Coral Beach on February 6, 2016

Rep-Rosa-DeLauroA congresswoman from Connecticut told the FDA “American families should not be dying from the food they eat” and asked the agency to step up its investigation of an ongoing seven-month Salmonella outbreak that has…
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The 10 Biggest U.S. Foodborne Illness Outbreaks of 2015

By Lydia Zuraw on December 29, 2015

Cucumbers2015_406x250This year saw dozens of well-publicized foodborne illness outbreaks. While many of them were found to have sickened a handful of individuals, a few stood out as especially wide in scope. Food Safety News has…
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FDA Ramping Up Microbiological Sampling of Cucumbers, Hot Peppers

By News Desk on November 25, 2015

Cucumber-peppers_406x250The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is increasing its microbiological testing of cucumbers and hot peppers, two vegetables that have been linked with several foodborne outbreaks. The agency has a more robust surveillance sampling…
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CDC: 838 Salmonella Cases in 38 States Linked to Imported Cucumbers

By News Desk on November 19, 2015

The latest update from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that, as of Nov. 18, 2015, 838 people from 38 states have reportedly been infected with the outbreak strains of Salmonella …
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