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