The Coastal Companies, based in Laurel, MD, is recalling 17 products, including salads, salsas and other items containing cucumbers, because of potential Salmonella contamination. 

The cucumbers, supplied by Bedner Growers, Inc. and distributed by Fresh Start Produce Sales, Inc., are linked to an ongoing FDA investigation into a Salmonella outbreak that has caused 26 illnesses across 15 states.

The recalled products were distributed between May 6, 2025, and May 21, 2025, to customers in Washington D.C., Ohio, Virginia, Michigan, West Virginia, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Vermont and North Carolina.

Recalled products:

• East Coast Fresh Fresh Mild Salsa, 16 oz, UPC: 640344010282, 640344012781, 640344069624
• TOPS Salsa HOT TOPS (E), 16 oz, UPC: 070784034140
• TOPS Fresh Salsa 1lb CUP, 16 oz, UPC: 070784033846
• Wellsley Farms Mild Salsa, 30 oz, UPC: 888670065808
• WEIS Salsa Mild WEIS, 16 oz, UPC: 041497075959
• AHOLD Salsa HOT AHOLD, 16 oz, UPC: 688267031953
• AHOLD Salsa 1#-AHOLD, 16 oz, UPC: 688267032523
• Jack and Olive The House Salad, 8 oz, UPC: 766375251385
• Created Fresh The House Salad, 8 oz, UPC: 766375241973
• Spring and Sprout The House Salad, 8 oz, UPC: 766375737018
• Created Fresh Mini Garden Salad, 5.2 oz, UPC: 766375241607
• Created Fresh Chicken Salad on Everything Fecelle, 5.76 oz, UPC: 766375261681
• Created Fresh Egg Salad on Everything Fecelle, 5.76 oz, UPC: 766375261698
• Created Fresh Tuna Salad on Everything Fecelle, 5.76 oz, UPC: 766375261674
• Created Fresh Southwestern Breakfast Bowl, 11.25 oz, UPC: 766375253044

All lot codes of these products are included in the recall. Product labels and images can be viewed here.

As of the posting of this recall, no illnesses have been reported in connection with The Coastal Companies’ products. 

Consumers, restaurants, retailers, and wholesalers are urged not to eat, sell, or serve these products and to destroy any in their possession. If it’s unclear whether a product contains cucumbers, it should be discarded.

about Salmonella infections

Food contaminated with Salmonella bacteria does not usually look, smell, or taste spoiled. Anyone can become sick with a Salmonella infection. Infants, children, seniors, and people with weakened immune systems are at higher risk of serious illness because their immune systems are fragile, according to the CDC.

Anyone who has consumed any of the recalled products and developed symptoms of Salmonella infection should seek medical attention. Sick people should tell their doctors about the possible exposure to Salmonella bacteria because special tests are necessary to diagnose salmonellosis. Salmonella infection symptoms can mimic other illnesses, frequently leading to misdiagnosis.

Symptoms of Salmonella infection can include diarrhea, abdominal cramps, and fever within 12 to 72 hours after eating contaminated food. Otherwise, healthy adults are usually sick for four to seven days. In some cases, however, diarrhea may be so severe that patients require hospitalization.

Older adults, children, pregnant women, and people with weakened immune systems, such as cancer patients, are more likely to develop severe illness and serious, sometimes life-threatening conditions. Some people get infected without getting sick or showing any symptoms but may still spread the infection to others.