May 20 (UPI) -- FDA officials have warned the American public to not eat, sell or serve cucumbers grown and distributed by two Florida companies after a salmonella outbreak in more than a dozen states.
A total of 26 individuals across 15 states as of Friday were infected in an outbreak with the Salmonella Montevideo strain, officials at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday in a release.
Officials pointed to cucumbers that were grown and distributed by Florida-based companies Bedner Growers and Fresh State Produce Sales from April 29 to Tuesday in Boynton Beach and Delray Beach, respectively.
Health officials added that some of the people infected reported eating cucumbers.
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