Dozens of sick, e. 1 person died after eating carrot contaminated with coli

New York – E. coli outbreak has infected dozens of people who ate bagged organic carrots, and one person has died from the infection.

A total of 39 people were infected 15 admitted to hospital in 18 states — not including Utah — after eating organic whole and baby carrots sold by Grimmway Farms, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Sunday.

Grimmway Farms, located in Bakersfield, California remembered carrots, That includes whole and baby organic carrots sold in bags under many brand names, including 365, Cal-Organic, Nature's Promise, O-Organics, Trader Joe's and Wegmans. Walmart, Target, Kroger, Whole Foods and Trader Joe's, among other stores, retail carrots.

The carrots are no longer in stores, but the CDC is warning consumers not to eat the recalled carrots and to check their refrigerators or freezers and throw away any carrots that fit the description. According to the CDC, most of the infected people live in New York, Minnesota and Washington, followed by infections in California and Oregon.

In recent months, many E. coli outbreak. In October, more than 100 McDonald's customers in the US were infected with E. coli slivered onions. He fell ill due to an outbreak of coli. In the UK, E. related to lettuce. A coli outbreak killed one person in June and sickened at least 275 people. Organic walnuts helped consumers in 19 states e. coli infection.

Despite the recent spate of outbreaks, experts say the food supply is generally safe, although little progress has been made in preventing infections caused by E. coli.

According to the US Food and Drug Administration, the recalled organic baby carrots have dates from September 11 to November 12.

Symptoms of an E. coli infection usually begin three to four days after ingesting the bacteria and include severe abdominal cramps, diarrhea that is often bloody, and vomiting. People with severe symptoms of an E. coli infection should seek medical attention and tell the provider what they ate, the CDC said.

According to the FDA, the bacteria E. coli can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in children, the elderly and those with weakened immune systems.