The Recall Desk
SevereFDA (Food)·F-0373-2025·Announced 2025-01-08

Fresh cucumbers recalled due to potential Salmonella contamination

Baloian Farms is recalling fresh cucumbers sold under the Pamela and Stock Vegetables brands due to potential Salmonella contamination. Approximately 40,043 cases were distributed to wholesale, retail, and food service operations across 18 states.

What this means for you

Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: FDA Class I classification mandates a minimum severity score of 4. Although no illnesses have been reported, Salmonella is a high-risk pathogen, and the Class I designation reflects the FDA's assessment of reasonable probability of serious adverse health consequences.

Plain-English summary

Baloian Farms is recalling fresh whole cucumbers sold under the Pamela brand and Stock Vegetables name (in bulk cardboard containers) and PamPak brand (packaged in 6-count bags) due to potential Salmonella contamination. Approximately 40,043 cases were distributed.

The cucumbers were distributed to wholesale distributors, food service operations, retail stores, and brokers across 18 states: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Iowa, Idaho, Kansas, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Texas, Washington, and Wisconsin. The affected product was shipped between October and November 2024.

Consumers who purchased these cucumbers should not consume them. Anyone with questions or who believes they received affected product should contact the FDA or Baloian Farms for information about specific lot numbers and shipment details.

Retailers and food service operations that received these cucumbers should immediately remove them from sale and service.

The recalled product

Product
whole fresh American cucumbers packaged in bulk cardboard containers labeled with the "Pamela" brand, a generic white box with a sticker that provides the implicated grower's name, "Agrotato, S.A. de C.V.," or a clear PamPak branded bag of 6 individual cucumbers with the UPC 8 25
Manufacturer
BALOIAN FARMS
Hazard
  • salmonella

Distribution

Distributed in 18 states:

  • AK
  • AZ
  • CA
  • CO
  • IA
  • ID
  • KS
  • MA
  • MI
  • MO
  • MT
  • NC
  • NV
  • NY
  • OR
  • TX
  • WA
  • WI