Salmonella outbreak prompts widespread cucumber recall in US and Canada

FDA issues recall of SunFed cucumbers across North America due to salmonella contamination - (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Cucumbers distributed across the United States and Canada have been recalled due to salmonella contamination.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an urgent notice on Thanksgiving Day (November 28), advising consumers to avoid SunFed brand bulk American cucumbers, which were officially recalled the previous day.