The Coastal Companies issues voluntary recall on items with fresh start cucumbers

The Coastal Companies is issuing a voluntary recall of 17 products that were produced from cucumbers grown by Bedner Growers, Inc. and distributed by Fresh Start Produce Sales, Inc., due to the potential for salmonella contamination, according to a Department of Defense All Food and Drug Activity message sent June 17. 

Salmonella can be potentially life-threatening, especially to infants, older people, pregnant women and people with weakened immune systems. It can cause salmonellosis, one of the most common bacterial foodborne illnesses. Salmonella’s most common symptoms are diarrhea, abdominal cramps and fever. Salmonella’s symptoms usually develop between eight to 72 hours after consumption of the contaminated food and last about four to seven days. 

The Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) has publicized this recall to all its stores, according to Richard Stith, supervisory consumer safety officer for DeCA Headquarters and Support Center at Fort Gregg-Adams, Virginia. Whenever a commissary has recalled or withdrawn products in its inventory, they are immediately removed from store shelves.

These products were distributed by two Maryland companies, East Coast Fresh in Laurel and Hearn Kirkwood in Jessup. 

The affected products were distributed between May 6 and May 21, to multiple customers in Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Virginia and West Virginia.

All lot codes of the following products are subject to recall:

• East Coast Fresh mild salsa, 16 ounces: UPC 640344010282, all lot codes.
• East Coast Fresh mild salsa, 16 ounces: UPC 640344012781, all lot codes.
• Tops salsa hot tops, 16 ounces: UPC 070784034140, all lot codes.
• Tops fresh salsa one pound cup, 16 ounces: UPC 070784033846, all lot codes.
• Wellsley Farms mild salsa, 30 ounces: UPC 888670065808, all lot codes.
• Weis salsa mild, 16 ounces: UPC 041497075959, all lot codes.
• Ahold salsa hot, 16 ounces: UPC 688267031953, all lot codes.
• Ahold salsa 1#, 16 ounces: UPC 688267032523, all lot codes.
• East Coast Fresh hot salsa retail one cup, 16 ounces: UPC 640344069624, all lot codes.
• Jack and Olive the house salad, 8 ounces: UPC 766375251385, all lot codes.
• Created Fresh the house salad, 8 ounces: UPC 766375241973, all lot codes.
• Spring and Sprout the house salad, 8 ounces: UPC 766375737018, all lot codes.
• Created Fresh mini garden salad, 5.2 ounces: UPC 766375241607, all lot codes.
• Created Fresh chicken salad on everything ficelle, 5.76 ounces: UPC 766375261681, all lot codes.
• Created Fresh egg salad on everything ficelle, 5.76 ounces: UPC 766375261698, all lot codes.
• Created Fresh tuna salad on everything ficelle, 5.76 ounces: UPC 766375261674, all lot codes.
• Created Fresh southwestern breakfast bowl, 11.25 ounces: UPC 766375253044, all lot codes.

Customers with questions about the recall can contact ECFCCustomers@CoastalSunbelt.com or may call 410-133-8000.