SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has announced a Food Safety Alert regarding a multi-state outbreak linked to organic carrots that as infected dozens of people from multiple states.
According to the CDC, 39 people have been infected with the outbreak strain of E. coli have been reported from 18 states. Over a dozen people have been hospitalized and one person has died.
Interviews with sick people and traceback findings show that organic whole and baby carrots sold by Grimmway Farms are making people sick.
Grimmway Farms recalled the implicated carrots. Multiple brands and sizes of bagged organic whole and baby carrots were recalled, and the products are no longer for sale at stores but could still be in homes.
Recalled Baby Organic Carrots
- Best-if-used-by dates ranging from 9/11/2024 to 11/12/2024
- Brands: 365, Bunny Luv, Cal-Organic, Compliments, Full Circle, Good & Gather, GreenWise, Grimmway Farms, Marketside, Nature's Promise, O-Organic, President's Choice, Raley's, Simple Truth, Sprouts, Trader Joe's, Wegmans, Wholesome Pantry
Whole Organic Carrots
- Were available for purchase in stores approximately from 8/14/2024 through 10/23/2024
- No best-if-used-by-dates are on the bags of organic whole carrots.
- Brands: 365, Bunny Luv, Cal-Organic, Compliments, Full Circle, Good & Gather, GreenWise, Marketside, Nature's Promise, O-Organic, President's Choice, Simple Truth, Trader Joe's, Wegmans, Wholesome Pantry
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What You Should Do:
- Do not eat any recalled bagged organic carrots.
- If you have severe symptoms of E. coli infection, seek health care, and tell your provider about what you ate.
- Businesses should not use recalled bagged organic carrots.
E. coli Symptoms:
Most people infected with Shiga toxin-producing E. coli experience severe stomach cramps, diarrhea (often bloody), and vomiting.
- Symptoms usually start 3 to 4 days after swallowing the bacteria.
- Most people recover without treatment after 5 to 7 days.
- Some people may develop serious kidney problems (hemolytic uremic syndrome, also called HUS) and would need to be hospitalized.
- For more information about E. coli, see: AboutEscherichia coliInfection.
A death was reported in California and cases of illnesses were reported in South Carolina, Washington, Minnesota, New York, Oregon, New Jersey, Arkansas, Colorado, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, and Wyoming. If you have questions about cases in a particular state, call that state’s health department.