Popular Grocery Stores Recall Deli Product In MD Over Salmonella Risk

MARYLAND — Albertsons Companies on Thursday issued voluntary recalls of 16 ready-to-eat deli products sold at several grocery stores across the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast because the items may be contaminated with Salmonella. A prepackaged Greek salad sold in Maryland was the state's only recall.

According to an alert sent by Albertsons, the products contain a cucumber ingredient associated with a Salmonella outbreak that has sickened 26 people in 15 states.

The outbreak is currently under investigation by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

According to the alert, the Maryland recall includes one store-made product with ingredients supplied by Fresh Creative Foods of California. The cucumber that caused the contamination was grown by Bedner Growers of Florida.

The item was available for purchase at ACME, Safeway, Kings Food Markets and Balducci's Food Lovers Markets in Maryland, Virginia, the District of Columbia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York and Connecticut.

The following product was included in the recall:

• SALAD GREEK AUTHENTIC FS: UPC 29307000000, Sell Thru dates from May 23, 2025 to May 24, 2025.

Consumers who have purchased these items are urged not to consume these products and to dispose of them or return the items to their local store for a full refund. Anyone concerned about an injury or illness should contact a health care provider.

Salmonella is an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy people infected with Salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain.

Symptoms usually start six hours to six days after swallowing the bacteria. Most people recover within a week without medical treatment, according to the CDC.

Consumers with questions should contact Albertsons Companies’ Customer Service Center at 877-723-3929 Monday through Friday from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. PST.

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