A widespread E. coli outbreak tied to organic carrots has affected 18 states, including Texas, resulting in one death and multiple hospitalizations. Federal health officials urge consumers to check for recalled carrots and take precautions.
Linked to packed organic carrots, a national E. coli outbreak has affected eighteen states, including Texas where one person has died and fifteen others have been hospitalized.
Based on reports from Grimmway Farms, a Bakersfield, California-based organic whole and baby carrot supplier, 39 people were sick after eating their products.
No longer on shop shelves are the recalled carrots, distributed under several brand names including 365, Cal-Organic, Nature's Promise, and Trader Joe's. The CDC is advising people, meantime, to check their refrigerators and throw any bagged carrots that fit the recall description.
Though states like Texas, Colorado, and Missouri have also been impacted, most cases were recorded in New York, Minnesota, and Washington. Severe E. coli symptoms—including vomiting, bloody diarrhea, and stomach cramps—should be seen by a doctor, the CDC says. Any possibly tainted food consumers ate should be told to their doctor.
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