Organic carrots from California company linked to deadly E. coli outbreak

Nov 19

Craig Nigrelli Reporter

By Craig Nigrelli (Reporter ), Brock Koller (Senior Producer), Kaleb Gillespie (Video Editor)

A deadly outbreak of E. coli in the United States has been linked to organic carrots. The Food and Drug Administration is now warning consumers not to eat or serve multiple brands of bagged organic whole and baby carrots, supplied by Grimmway Farms from California.

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It is now recalling various brands after one person has died and more than a dozen others became sick, with 15 being hospitalized.

Washington state had the most people sickened with eight, followed by New York and Minnesota with five. Oregon and California had three while a dozen other states had at least one person get sick with E. coli. Symptoms of the illness include severe stomach cramps, diarrhea, fever and vomiting.

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The organic carrots were sold in some big name stores from Aug. 14 to Oct. 23. They include Wegmans, Trader Joes, Simple Truth and Full Circle, among others.

The whole carrots do not have a best-if-used-by date printed on the bag. However, the baby carrots have a best-if-used-by date ranging from Sept. 11 through Nov. 12.

People who have the recalled carrots should either return them to the store or throw them out. In addition, wash any surfaces that came in contact with the carrots.

Tags: California, E. coli, food, Minnesota, New York, Oregon, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Washington

[Craig Nigrelli]

A DEADLY OUTBREAK OF E.COLI IN THE UNITED STATES IS LINKED TO ORGANIC CARROTS. THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION IS NOW WARNING CONSUMERS NOT TO EAT OR SERVE MULTIPLE BRANDS OF BAGGED ORGANIC WHOLE AND BABY CARROTS, SUPPLIED BY GRIMMWAY FARMS. IT IS RECALLING VARIOUS BRANDS.
ONE PERSON HAS DIED AND MORE THAN A DOZEN OTHERS HAVE BECOME SICK. ACCORDING TO THE CDC, FIFTEEN SUFFERERS HAD TO BE HOSPITALIZED. THE ORGANIC CARROTS ARE FROM VARIOUS BRANDS SOLD BY GRIMMWAY FARMS OUT OF CALIFORNIA.
WASHINGTON STATE HAD THE MOST PEOPLE SICK, WITH EIGHT, FOLLOWED BY NEW YORK AND MINNESOTA WITH FIVE, OREGON AND CALIFORNIA HAD THREE.
A DOZEN OTHER STATES HAD AT LEAST ONE PERSON GET SICK WITH E-COLI.
SYMPTOMS OF E. COLI INCLUDE SEVERE STOMACH CRAMPS, DIARRHEA, FEVER AND VOMITING.,
THE ORGANIC CARROTS WERE SOLD IN SOME BIG NAME STORES FROM AUGUST 14TH TO OCTOBER 23RD. THEY INCLUDE WEGMANS, TRADER JOE’S, SIMPLE TRUTH AND FULL CIRCLE, AMONG OTHERS. THE WHOLE CARROTS DO NOT HAVE A “BEST IF USED BY DATE” PRINTED ON THE BAG. HOWEVER THE BABY CARROTS HAVE A “BEST-IF-USED-BY DATE RANGING FROM SEPTEMBER 11TH THRU NOVEMBER 12-TH.
PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE RECALLED CARROTS SHOULD EITHER RETURN THEM TO THE STORE OR THROW THEM OUT. IN ADDITION, WASH ANY SURFACES THAT CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE CARROTS.