If you’ve bought raw, organic carrots in the last month or so, check your refrigerator.
Health officials on Sunday issued an alert urging consumers to check their produce for bagged organic carrots recalled because of E. coli contamination.
Grimmway Farms, based in Bakersfield, California, voluntarily recalled raw, whole, and baby organic carrots sold under several brands distributed to retailers nationwide and linked to the outbreak.
According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) recall alert, 39 people have been infected with Shiga toxin-producing E. coli. in 18 states, including Michigan. Fifteen people have been hospitalized with infections and one person has died, the alert said. There is one confirmed case in Michigan associated with this outbreak, according to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS).
The number of people sickened by this outbreak is likely higher than reported.
“It usually takes 3 to 4 weeks to determine if a sick person is part of an outbreak,” the alert said.