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The California Department of Public Health announced a multi-state salmonella outbreak on Friday that has sickened 285 people in 27 states and killed one person.
Health officials have identified the case is cucumbers grown in Mexico and distributed by a San Diego company.
The Associated Press reports that hundreds of illnesses have been reported since July 3. While the only death reported so far is that of a 99-year-old woman, half of the cases have involved those under the age of 18.
The cucumbers were distributed in Alaska; Arizona; Arkansas; California; Colorado; Florida; Idaho; Illinois; Kansas; Kentucky; Louisiana; Minnesota; Mississippi; Montana; Nevada; New Jersey; New Mexico; Oklahoma; Oregon; South Carolina; Texas; and Utah.
Salmonellosis is the illness caused by infection with Salmonella bacteria.
The company said it is working with health officials to accurately determine the outbreak source.
"The safety and health of the consumers who buy our products have always been the highest priority for us," Dave Murray, an Andrew & Williamson Fresh Produce partner, said in a phone interview with the Associated Press. "I bring our produce home to my family, that's how much I believe in the produce we buy, ship and sell."
For full details on the outbreak, click here.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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