The fields where the cucumbers were grown were likely in Baja, Mexico, but how they became contaminated with Salmonella Poona remains unknown. And there is no report of any U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
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U.S. Rep tells FDA to pick up the pace of outbreak investigation
A 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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Mexican Cucumbers Fuel Salmonella Poona Outbreak
The Salmonella Poona outbreak first disclosed to the public last Sept. 4, and since found to be caused by imported Mexican cucumbers has now rolled into the new year with up to two additional
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The Year’s Top Ten Food Safety Stories
Here are the Top Ten food safety stories for 2015 as compiled by Food Safety News. 
No. 1—The massacre on Dec. 2, 2015 of 14 people in San Bernardino County, CA mostly involved
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CDC: 838 Salmonella Cases in 38 States Linked to Imported Cucumbers
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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Cucumber Producer Will Donate to Food Safety Education Campaign
Andrew & Williamson, the San Diego-based company linked to a Salmonella Poona outbreak that has sickened 558 people and killed three, recently announced that it intends to donate to a STOP Foodborne Illness campaign to
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Custom Produce Recalls Cucumbers Connected to Salmonella Outbreak
Custom Produce Sales of Parlier, CA, is voluntarily recalling all cucumbers sold under the Fat Boy label starting Aug. 1, 2015, because they may be contaminated with Salmonella and are covered by an ongoing recall.
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U.S. Distributor of Recalled Mexican Cucumbers Searches for Salmonella Source
The San Diego-based produce distributor that recalled Mexican cucumbers linked to the multi-state Salmonella Poona outbreak is busy trying to find the source of the problem. Andrew & Williamson Fresh Produce, a family-owned farming, packing
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First Suit Filed in Outbreak Linked to Salmonella-Tainted Cucumbers
A Minnesota woman who says she was sickened by Salmonella-tainted cucumbers is suing the San Diego-based produce company which imported and distributed them. Marler Clark, the Seattle-based food safety law firm, has filed a
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More Salmonella Infections Tied to Tiny Turtles
Small turtles have caused a rash of illnesses in the United States over the past two years, accounting for at least 347 Salmonella illnesses since May of 2011, according to federal health officials. That figure,
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Four Salmonella Strains Linked to Small Turtles Still Causing Illnesses
Contact with small turtles is continuing to cause Salmonella illnesses around the country, according to a new report from the Centers from Disease Control and Prevention.
These small reptiles – measuring four inches or less
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