Untreated water tied to salmonella outbreak in cucumbers that sickened 450 people in US

FILE - This undated photo provided by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration shows cucumbers in Florida recalled for salmonella. Untreated water used by Bedner Growers Inc. of Boynton Beach, Fla., is one likely source of salmonella food poisoning that sickened nearly 450 people across the U.S. this spring, federal health officials said Tuesday, July 2, 2024. (FDA via AP, File)

Untreated water used by a Florida cucumber grower is one likely source of salmonella food poisoning that sickened nearly 450 people across the U.S. this spring, federal health officials said Tuesday.

But that grower doesn't account for all of the cucumber-related illnesses and 125 hospitalizations that were reported from late March through early June, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.

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