WASHINGTON—A multi-state outbreak of Salmonella infections has been linked to cucumbers from Bedner Growers and Thomas Produce Company, the CDC and FDA said this week.

The outbreak has resulted in 449 reported infections in 31 states and the District of Columbia. While the outbreak was initially reported as two separate outbreaks, the CDC and FDA said that they have determined that cucumbers are the source of the outbreak. However, the growers are not responsible for all of the infections.

The CDC and FDA conducted an investigation and collected samples from both Bedner Growers and Thomas Produce. They found that Salmonella Braenderup was present in samples of canal water used by Thomas Produce Company. The company supplied cucumbers to several points of service where people reported eating cucumbers.

The CDC and FDA are still investigating whether other positive samples from Thomas Produce Company match historical clinical isolates. Bedner Growers has already ended its cucumber growing and harvesting season, and the products currently on the market are not considered to pose an additional risk, the agencies said.

The outbreak is currently under investigation, and the FDA is working with all stakeholders to advance the prevention of future outbreaks.

This article was written with the assistance of AI and reviewed by a human editor.