FDA Releases 2015 Data on Domestic and Imported Cucumber Sampling
This week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a summary report of its cucumber sampling program. The sampling was conducted as part of a proactive, ongoing effort to help ensure food safety and prevent contaminated products from reaching consumers. The sampling is also meant to help the agency learn more about the prevalance of disease-causing bacteria in certain foods and identify patterns that may help prevent future contamination.
In November 2015, FDA issued its first cucumber assignment under a new sampling model.