Check your fridge! Salads, salsas recalled for salmonella concerns sold in Vermont.

Some salad and salsa products sold in Vermont were called this past week due to concerns over salmonella contamination.
The Food and Drug Administration published a recall announcement saying that 17 products were made with cucumbers grown by Bedner Growers, Inc., who recently recalled some of their cucumbers due to salmonella contamination. Out of a similar concern, these products were recalled.
"Consumers, restaurants, retailers, and wholesalers should not eat, sell, or serve the recalled products containing those cucumbers," the administration said.
The affected items were distributed to stores between May 6, 2025, and May 21, 2025, to multiple customers in Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Virginia, Washington D.C., and West Virginia.
Here are the salad and salsa products recalled in Vermont.
Here are the recalled salad products, according to the Food and Drug administration.
UPC
PACK/SZ
BRAND
DESCRIPTION
ALL LOT CODES
766375251385
1/8 OZ
Jack and Olive
The House Salad
All Lot Codes
766375241973
1/8 OZ
Created Fresh
The House Salad
All Lot Codes
766375737018
1/8 OZ
Spring and Sprout
The House Salad
All Lot Codes
766375241607
1/5.2 OZ
Created Fresh
Mini Garden Salad
All Lot Codes
766375261681
1/5.76 OZ
Created Fresh
Chicken Salad on Everything Fecelle
All Lot Codes
766375261698
1/5.76 OZ
Created Fresh
Egg Salad on Everything Fecelle
All Lot Codes
766375261674
1/5.76 OZ
Created Fresh
Tuna Salad on Everything Fecelle
All Lot Codes
766375253044
1/11.25 OZ
Created Fresh
Southwestern Breakfast Bowl
All Lot Codes
One of the recalled products is not technically a salad, but instead a breakfast bowl.
Here are the recalled salsa products, according to the Food and Drug administration.
UPC
PACK/SZ
BRAND
DESCRIPTION
ALL LOT CODES
640344010282
1/16 OZ
East Coast Fresh
Fresh Mild Salsa
All Lot Codes
640344012781
1/16 OZ
East Coast Fresh
Fresh Mild Salsa
All Lot Codes
070784034140
1/16 OZ
TOPS
Salsa HOT TOPS (E)
All Lot Codes
070784033846
1/16 OZ
TOPS
Fresh Salsa 1lb CUP
All Lot Codes
888670065808
1/30 OZ
Wellsley Farms
Wellsley Farms Mild Salsa
All Lot Codes
041497075959
1/16 OZ
WEIS
Salsa Mild WEIS
All Lot Codes
688267031953
1/16 OZ
AHOLD
Salsa HOT AHOLD
All Lot Codes
688267032523
1/16 OZ
AHOLD
Salsa 1#-AHOLD
All Lot Codes
640344069624
1/16 OZ
East Coast Fresh
SALSA RETAIL 1# CUP
All Lot Codes
According to the FDA, illness usually occurs within 12 to 72 hours after eating food that is contaminated with salmonella, and the symptoms usually last four to seven days. Symptoms include diarrhea, fever, and abdominal cramps.
Children younger than five, the elderly, and people with weakened immune systems are more likely to have severe infections, the FDA says.
Contact your healthcare provider immediately if you think you may have symptoms of a salmonella infection.
Gabe Hauari and Mary Walrath-Holdridge contributed to the reporting of this story.
Rin Velasco is a trending reporter. She can be reached at rvelasco@gannett.com.
This article originally appeared on Burlington Free Press: FDA says some salads, salsas recalled for salmonella concerns in VT

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