The recall was issued due to concerns the product could contain whole cucumbers supplied by Sunfed Produce in Arizona, which the U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently informed that its cucumbers were associated with reports of salmonella, according to a Dec. 3 news release from Walmart.
Marketside Fresh Cut Cucumber Slices with any date code up to Dec. 1 are included in the recall.
The sliced cucumbers were only available in select Texas stores, according to the release. The list of 34 affected locations includes:
- 730 Exchange Parkway, Allen
- 15757 Coit Road, Dallas
- 16066 SH 121, Frisco
- 5302 N. Garland Ave, Garland
- 5001 McKinney Ranch Parkway, McKinney
- 8801 Ohio Drive, Plano
- 6001 N. Central Expy, Plano
- 701 W Princeton Drive, Princeton
Some cities may have multiple stores that were included in the recall. For example, the Frisco location at 16066 State Hwy 121 was the only store listed for the city while Plano had two affected stores and Dallas had three, according to the release.
Walmart staff will post a full list of the stores included in the recall here, according to the release.
Explained
Salmonella is an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people and others with weakened immune systems, according to the release. Healthy persons infected with salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain.
Symptoms usually start six hours to six days after infection and can last four to seven days, according to the release.
What comes next
Walmart customers are advised to take following steps:
- Check to see if they purchased the recalled cucumber slices.
- Anyone with the recalled product in their possession should not consume, serve, use, sell, or distribute the product. Walmart also encourages customers to clean and sanitize surfaces that could have come into contact with the recalled product to reduce cross-contamination, according to the release.
- Throw away or destroy the recalled product so they are not consumed
Customers who are unsure if they have purchased the recalled product are advised to visit www.walmart.com/help or contact Walmart’s Customer Care Team at 1-800-925-6278. Contact your healthcare provider if you believe you have consumed a recalled product and do not feel well.
