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The Food and Drug Administration is now investigating whether cucumbers are responsible for a nationwide Salmonella outbreak that has led to 54 hospitalizations. In a notice posted on its website Wednesday, the agency said data indicate affected cucumbers contaminated with Salmonella may be responsible for 162 illnesses that comprise the outbreak. Zero fatalities have been reported so far. The majority of those reporting sickness are non-Hispanic white females, the FDA data show.
Further testing is now underway to see if it is the same Salmonella strain as the one making people sick, the FDA said. The potentially affected cucumbers were sold in 14 states by Florida-based Fresh Start Produce — but the FDA said wholesalers may have shipped them on to additional states. Illnesses linked to the outbreak have been reported in a total of 25 states and the District of Columbia. Fresh Start did not immediately respond to an emailed request for comment.
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