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.
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.
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.