MIAMI – Federal agencies warned an E. coli outbreak turned deadly, and the related recall nationwide involves organic carrots sold in over a dozen brands including Sprouts, Trader Joe’s, GreenWise, 365, Nature’s Promise, and Bunny-Luv.
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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced on Sunday that an E. coli outbreak related to organic whole and baby carrots caused one death, there were 39 infections in 18 states, and 15 remained hospitalized.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Saturday that Grimmway Farms issued a recall. A CDC map tracking the reported cases showed most of the cases that started in September were in Washington, New York, Minnesota, Oregon, and California.
The CDC asked anyone with severe symptoms such as stomach cramps, diarrhea, and vomiting to “seek health care, and tell your provider about what you ate.” According to the CDC, symptoms usually start 3 to 4 days after swallowing the bacteria and although some patients may develop kidney problems, most people recover without treatment after 5 to 7 days.
For more information about the E. coli outbreak, visit the CDC page. For more information about the recall, visit the FDA page.