E. coli outbreak tied to organic carrots infects 39 people, leaving one dead and 15 hospitalized

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Sunday announced that one person has died and 15 people have been hospitalized due to an E. coli outbreak tied to organic baby and whole carrots from Grimmway Farms.

Grimmway Farms has issued a recall on multiple sizes and brands of their bagged organic carrots, but some infected carrots could still be in people's homes, the CDC warned. 

The breakout has impacted a total of 39 people across 18 states, but the highest amount of cases are in Washington, Minnesota, and New York, according to NPR. The cases emerged between Sept. 6 and Oct. 28, but the actual cases could be higher because people can get better without medication. 

The recall is for baby carrots that had best-if-used-by dates that ranged from Sept. 11 to Nov. 12, and whole carrots that were sold in stores from Aug. 14 to Oct. 23. The whole carrots did not include a "best by" date, per the CDC.

Impacted brands were sold at Trader Joe's, Wegmans, Sprouts, 365 from Whole Foods, Good & Gather from Target, Marketside from Walmart, GreenWise, and Simple Truth from Kroger, among others.

Consumers are encouraged to call their doctors if they have severe E. coli symptoms, including bloody diarrhea, diarrhea that lasts more than three days, signs of dehydration, or if they cannot keep liquids down.

Misty Severi is an evening news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.