WASHINGTON (dpa-AFX) - Safeway and Carrs stores in Alaska are recalling made-to-order deli sandwiches with cucumbers because of potential contamination with bacteria known as Salmonella Poona. The recall follows the recent multistate outbreak of Salmonella Poona whose likely source of the infection has been identified as cucumbers imported from Mexico and distributed by Andrew & Williamson Fresh Produce.
The stores that have initiated the recall are:
- Carrs at 1725 Abbott Rd., Anchorage, AK 99507
- Carrs at 1650 W Northern Lights Blvd., Anchorage, AK 99517
- Carrs at 5600 Debarr Rd., Anchorage, AK 99504
- Carrs at 1340 Gambell St., Anchorage, AK 99501
- Carrs at 1501 Huffman Rd., Anchorage, AK 99515
- Safeway at 1907 Seward Hwy., Seward, AK 99664
- Safeway at 1313 Meals St., Valdez, AK 99686
- Safeway at 90 Sterling Hwy., Homer, AK 99603
- Safeway at 301 N Santa Claus Ln., North Pole, AK 99705.
Customers who purchased the recalled sandwiches from the above-listed stores are urged to discard or return them to the place of purchase for a full refund.
As per the latest CDC update, the death toll from the multistate outbreak of Salmonella Poona infections linked to imported cucumbers has increased to 2, with case counts growing to 341 and number of hospitalizations rising to 70.
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