Table of contents
- Latest Smartcuts Cucumber Recall Lawsuit Updates
- November 17, 2025: FDA Sends Warning Letter to Bedner Growers
- July 7, 2025: Miami Herald Reports Jackson Lawsuit
- June 30, 2025: CDC Closes the Bedner Cucumber Outbreak
- June 18, 2025: Lawsuit Against Bedner Farm Is Reported
- June 10, 2025: Smartcuts Recall Is Classified
- May 30, 2025: CDC Counts 45 Cases in 18 States
- May 21, 2025: Smartcuts Recall Begins
- What Is Salmonella?
- Who May Be Affected?
- Reported Injuries or Damages
- Recall and Regulatory Background
- Evidence to Preserve
- Filing Deadlines
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Which Stores Sold the Recalled Smartcuts Cucumber Sliced Trays?
- Is the Bedner Cucumber Recall Still in Effect?
- What Does the Research Say About the Bedner Cucumber Outbreak?
- What Are the Symptoms of Salmonella Infection?
- Was There an Earlier Bedner Cucumber Outbreak?
Smartcuts Cucumber Sliced Trays were recalled in May 2025 by Sardilli Produce & Dairy Company Inc. of Hartford, Connecticut for possible Salmonella contamination. The recall covers 70 cases sold at retail in Massachusetts.
Each package holds two 2-pound trays from lots F13625, F13825 and F14025, with use-by dates from 05/27/2025 to 05/29/2025. If you still have the trays, do not eat them.
Separately, CDC closed a Salmonella outbreak traced to cucumbers from Bedner Growers on June 30, 2025. No lawsuit or MDL names Smartcuts. The one related federal suit names the grower, Bedner Farm, Inc.
Latest Smartcuts Cucumber Recall Lawsuit Updates
November 17, 2025: FDA Sends Warning Letter to Bedner Growers
FDA sent a warning letter to Bedner Growers Inc. of Boynton Beach, Florida, dated November 17, 2025. The letter says the grower’s cucumbers are adulterated. Food Safety News reported the letter on December 22, 2025 [1].
FDA wrote that the cucumbers were prepared, packed or held under insanitary conditions. Under those conditions, they may have become contaminated with Salmonella.
July 7, 2025: Miami Herald Reports Jackson Lawsuit
The Miami Herald reported that Brandi Jackson of Pearl, Mississippi sued Bedner Farm, Inc. in federal court. Langston & Lott represents her, with Marler Clark as pro hac vice counsel [2].
The paper also reported that no attorney was listed for Bedner Growers on the court docket. An earlier suit over the 2024 outbreak, filed in Palm Beach County, ended in voluntary dismissal, with each side paying its own attorney’s fees.
June 30, 2025: CDC Closes the Bedner Cucumber Outbreak
CDC closed the Bedner cucumber Salmonella outbreak on June 30, 2025, at 69 cases. The agency’s page lists the investigation status as closed and says the outbreak is over [3].
June 18, 2025: Lawsuit Against Bedner Farm Is Reported
By June 18, 2025, Brandi Jackson had sued Bedner Farm, Inc. in the Southern District of Mississippi Northern Division. The case is listed as Complaint 3:25-cv-00423-DPJ-ASH.
According to the complaint, Jackson bought cucumbers on May 13, 2025, from a Kroger in Pearl, Mississippi. The court has not ruled on these claims.
June 10, 2025: Smartcuts Recall Is Classified
The Smartcuts Cucumber Sliced Trays recall was classified on June 10, 2025 in the FDA Enforcement Report. Food Poisoning Bulletin reported the entry [4].
The notice names Sardilli Produce & Dairy Company Inc. of Hartford, Connecticut as the recalling firm. It says there is no information about whether any illnesses were reported.
May 30, 2025: CDC Counts 45 Cases in 18 States
CDC’s outbreak update of May 30, 2025 counted 45 people infected with the outbreak strain in 18 states. Sixteen were hospitalized and none had died [5].
CDC advised businesses not to sell or serve whole cucumbers from Bedner Growers Inc. Fresh Start Produce Sales, Inc. distributed them between April 29, 2025 and May 19, 2025.
May 21, 2025: Smartcuts Recall Begins
Sardilli Produce & Dairy Company began the Smartcuts Cucumber Sliced Trays recall on May 21, 2025, according to Food Poisoning Bulletin.
Kroger issued its own recall of whole cucumbers from Bedner on May 21, 2025, covering May 14 through May 21.
What Is Salmonella?
According to CDC, Salmonella are bacteria (germs). The illness they cause is called salmonellosis. People get infected after swallowing the bacteria, and contaminated food is the source for most of these illnesses [6].
CDC estimates Salmonella cause about 1.35 million infections in the United States every year. The Smartcuts trays were recalled for possible Salmonella.
Who May Be Affected?
People who ate Smartcuts Cucumber Sliced Trays from lots F13625, F13825 or F14025 may be affected. The trays carried use-by dates from 05/27/2025 to 05/29/2025.
People who ate whole fresh cucumbers grown by Bedner Growers Inc. in the spring of 2025 may also be affected, according to the CDC investigation.
Eight of the 45 cases reported by May 30, 2025 involved people who took cruises departing Florida. Illness starts 6 hours to 6 days after swallowing the bacteria.
Whether a person has a claim depends on individual facts, and only an individual legal review can say whether your situation fits.
Reported Injuries or Damages
Of the 69 people CDC counted in the outbreak, 22 were hospitalized and none died. The people who became ill lived in 21 states.
CDC says FDA’s traceback identified Bedner Growers Inc. as the common grower of cucumbers in this outbreak. FDA’s warning letter, reported by Food Safety News, also cites multiple Salmonella strains in cucumbers collected on May 15, 2025.
In the Jackson complaint, she alleges fever, severe chills, abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, excessive sweating and diarrhea after buying the cucumbers.
She also alleges a bloodstream infection and about a week in the hospital. She went home May 27, 2025 with an IV catheter to give herself the antibiotic Rocephin for over a week. No court has decided these allegations.
Recall and Regulatory Background
Sardilli Produce & Dairy Company recalled Smartcuts Cucumber Sliced Trays for possible Salmonella. The recall appears in the FDA Enforcement Report and is not posted on FDA’s regular recall page.
Throw the trays away in a double-bagged, tightly lidded trash can or return them to the store for a refund. Throw out whole cucumbers you cannot trace to a known source.
Evidence to Preserve
Keep records that show what you ate, where you bought it and how you became ill:
- Packaging, labels, lot numbers (F13625, F13825, F14025) and use-by dates from the product
- Receipts, loyalty-card records or bank records that show where and when you bought it
- Photographs of the product, its package and any lot number printed on it
- Medical records and stool or blood test results that name Salmonella
- The dates your symptoms began and a record of what you ate and when
Filing Deadlines
State law sets filing deadlines for an illness claim, and they depend on where you live and on when the illness and diagnosis happened.
Keep the dates from your medical records in a safe place. Missing a deadline can end a claim even when the facts are strong, so ask a lawyer promptly about your own dates.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which Stores Sold the Recalled Smartcuts Cucumber Sliced Trays?
Smartcuts Cucumber Sliced Trays were sold at retail in Massachusetts. Check the lot number on any package you hold against the lots listed in the notice, and keep the package if you still have it.
Is the Bedner Cucumber Recall Still in Effect?
CDC calls the Bedner cucumber outbreak over, and the recalled cucumbers and the foods made from them are no longer available for sale. CDC still advises hosts to follow four food safety steps.
What Does the Research Say About the Bedner Cucumber Outbreak?
Research on the Bedner cucumber outbreak found that an environmental sample from the April 2025 inspection matched the outbreak strain, as did a product sample from a Pennsylvania distribution center. CDC and FDA named the strain Salmonella Montevideo.
What Are the Symptoms of Salmonella Infection?
Most people infected with Salmonella have diarrhea, fever and stomach cramps. Most recover without treatment after 4 to 7 days. Children younger than 5, adults 65 and older and people with weakened immune systems may have more severe illness.
Was There an Earlier Bedner Cucumber Outbreak?
An earlier cucumber outbreak in 2024 was tied to Bedner Growers. It sickened 551 people in 34 states, with 155 hospitalized and no deaths.