Baloian Farms food recall: whole fresh American cucumbers packaged in bulk cardboard containers…
Key facts
- Agency
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
- Program
- Food
- Classification
- Class I
- Status
- Terminated
- Event ID
- 95873
- Recall initiated
- Nov 29, 2024
- Classified by FDA
- Jan 2, 2025
- Posted in Enforcement Report
- Jan 8, 2025
- Terminated
- May 23, 2025
- Recalling firm
- BALOIAN FARMS
- Firm location
- Nogales, AZ, United States
- Initiated by
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Firm notified customers by
- Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
- Products in this event
- 1
What to do
Compare the product name, size, UPC, lot codes and dates below with the product you have. If it matches, do not eat it. Follow the firm's instructions to return it or throw it away.
Reason for recall
Cucumbers potentially contaminated with Salmonella.
What the classification means
- Class I: FDA's most serious category: there is a reasonable probability that using or being exposed to the product will cause serious health problems or death.
About this recall
The firm started this recall on Nov 29, 2024. FDA classified it 34 days later, on Jan 2, 2025. Distribution reported by FDA: Distributed to the following states: AK, AZ, CA, CO, IA, ID, KS, MA, MI, MO, MT, NV, NY, NC, OR, TX, WA, and WI.
Recalled products (1)
F-0373-2025 Class I Terminated
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 2540107010 6 " Pamela (Bulk Pack 24ct, 36ct, Small, Large, Plain, Select and Super Select) Distributed to Wholesale, Food Service, Retail, and Brokers " Stock "Vegetables" (Bulk Pack 24ct, 36ct, Small, Large, Plain, Select and Super Select) Distributed to Wholesale, Food Service, Retail and Brokers " PamPak (6x6 Bagged Cucumbers) with UPC code:825401070106 Distributed to 2 Wholesale distributers (3 locations) Pamela (24 Ct, 36 Ct, Plain, Large, Select, Super Select, Small) Stock Vegetables (Plain, Large, Select, Super Select, Small) PamPak (6x6ct Bag Pack) Case Label GTIN: 10825401300514
Codes / lots: No codes or PLU labels are applied to individual cucumbers. Lot Number (Master Case) Qty (Cases) Ship Date 3-58614 71 cases 10/25/2024 3-58642 180 cases 10/18/2024 3-28729 16 cases 10/24/2024 3-58857 64 cases 11/01/2024 3-58866 70 cases 11/04/2024 3-58891 162 cases 11/05/2024 3-58919 14 cases 10/07/2024 3-58943 92 cases 11/08/2024 3-58984 34 cases 11/12/2024 3-59020 42 cases 11/12/2024 The consumer bag has a UPC code of: 825401070106
Quantity: 40,043 cases
Source and freshness
- Source
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Enforcement Report, via the openFDA food enforcement dataset
- Official notice
- FDA Enforcement Report, event 95873
- Raw record
- openFDA API (JSON)
- Dataset last updated by FDA
- Nov 3, 2026
- Imported by RecallRadar
- Nov 4, 2026
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