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Health officials reveal cause of cucumber-related illnesses across America

Source: ASSOCIATED PRESS

Untreated water used by a Florida cucumber grower is one likely source of salmonella food poisoning that left nearly 450 people sick across the US this spring.

Federal health officials announced the news on Tuesday.

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