Walmart pulls sliced cucumbers involved in recall

Following the recall of cucumbers supplied by SunFed Produce, the retailer has recalled its Marketside Fresh Cut Cucumber Slices.

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The Food and Drug Administration says Walmart voluntarily recalled its Marketside Fresh Cut Cucumber Slices from select stores in Texas due to a possible contamination with salmonella.

The cucumbers involved in the recall were supplied by SunFed Produce, which recalled cucumbers from a grower associated with reported salmonellosis illnesses between Oct. 12 and Nov. 15.

The product has a UPC/PLU of 62969 and involves all date codes to Dec. 1.

Texas cities where the recalled cucumbers were sold include:

  • Allen
  • Canton
  • Commerce
  • Dallas
  • Forney
  • Frisco Custer
  • Garland
  • Glimer
  • Greenville
  • Kaufman
  • Lindale
  • Longview
  • McKinney
  • Mesquite
  • Mineola
  • Mount Pleasant
  • Murphy
  • Plano
  • Princeton
  • Quinlan
  • Rockwall
  • Rowlett
  • Royse City
  • Sachse
  • Sulphur Springs
  • Terrell
  • Tyler
  • Wylie
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