The full list of carrot brands recalled amid E. coli outbreak - are they in your fridge? READ MORE: Urgent recall as popular organic carrot found to have E.coli By LUKE ANDREWS SENIOR HEALTH REPORTER FOR DAILYMAIL.
COM Published: 22:01, 19 November 2024 | Updated: 22:26, 19 November 2024 e-mail View comments Nearly seven dozen carrot products have been recalled over fears of E.coli contamination, including those sold at Trader Joe's and Whole Foods. On Saturday, Grimmway Farms — a major produce supplier — announced the recall of its organic baby and whole carrots sold at the nation's biggest stores.
Among other stores affected were Wegmans, Target and Walmart , with the carrots sold on their shelves between August 14 and November 12. The carrots are no longer in stores, but officials fear the contaminated vegetables could still be lurking in people's fridges and freezers — and are urging people to throw them away immediately. An investigation linked the carrots to an outbreak of E.
coli that has so far sickened 39 people, hospitalized 15 and led to one death. The illnesses have been recorded in 18 states, with Washington having the most — eight cases — followed by Minnesota and New York which both had five. Cases are expected to rise in the coming days, however, because it can take up to 10 days for symptoms of an E.
coli infection to emerge. This is just the latest major E.coli outbreak to hit the US, after 150,000 bottles of drinking water were recalled last week an.
