Custom Produce Sales (“Custom Produce”) of Parlier, California is voluntarily recalling all cucumbers sold under the Fat Boy® label starting August 1, 2015 because they may be contaminated with Salmonella and are covered by an ongoing recall. No other Fat Boy® products are covered by this recall. Unlabeled cucumbers packed into a black reusable plastic container (RPC) and were sold in Nevada, as of August 1, 2015 are also covered by this recall.
Currently, three people have died from the salmonella outbreak linked to cucumbers and more than 140 have gotten sick in the past nine days despite a recall earlier in the month, that is according to the Centers for Disease control.
The latest numbers show that 112 people across the country have been hospitalized and 52% of them are younger than 18.
Those more likely to have a severe illness are children less than five years old, adults older than 65, and those with a weakened immune system.
Most people who become infected with salmonella usually develop symptoms anywhere from 12-72 hours after being exposed to the bacteria.
Symptoms can be diarrhea, fever, and stomach cramps. The illness typically lasts four to seven days and most people recover without treatment.
Custom Produce is currently working with health authorities on this recall, which is associated with an outbreak of Salmonella Poona, with 341 illnesses, including 2 deaths, being reporting in as many as 30 states. Custom Produce has contacted all customers who may have received this product.
Salmonella is an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy persons infected with Salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea (which may be bloody), nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. In rare circumstances, infection with Salmonella can result in the organism getting into the bloodstream and producing more severe illnesses such as arterial infections (i.e., infected aneurysms), endocarditis, and arthritis.
Fat Boy® cucumbers were produced in Baja California and distributed in the states of California, Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Nevada, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Texas.
These cucumbers are shipped in a black, green, red and craft colored carton which reads “Fat Boy Fresh Produce.”. This variety is often referred to as a “Slicer” or “American” cucumber. It has a dark green color. It typically has a length of 7 to 10 inches and a diameter of 1.75 to 2.5 inches.
Consumers who have purchased Fat Boy® brand cucumbers are urged not to consume them and to return them to the place of purchase or to dispose of them. Consumers with questions may contact Custom Produce by visiting the company website at www.customproducesales.com
or by calling the company at 559-254-5860.
Fat Boy cucumbers were packed into the following:
Cucumber Carton 24’s Fat Boy Label
Cucumber Carton Super Select Fat Boy Label
Cucumber Carton 6 count Fat Boy Label
Cucumber Carton 5 # Fat Boy Label
Possible Fat Boy Lot Codes: 93968, 94506, 94550, 94522, 94513, 93991
Reusable Plastic Containers (RPC):
Lot Code: (01) 1 0851821 22000 2 (10) 99
Item # 552678329
