{"id":2080591,"date":"2024-11-18T11:27:59","date_gmt":"2024-11-18T17:27:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/?p=2080591"},"modified":"2024-11-20T11:28:25","modified_gmt":"2024-11-20T17:28:25","slug":"organic-carrot-recall-november-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/organic-carrot-recall-november-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Organic Carrots Sold at Trader Joe\u2019s, Target and Other Stores Recalled After E. Coli Outbreak"},"content":{"rendered":"Skip the lunch box baby carrots this week. The\u00a0U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced<\/a> on November 17 that Grimmway Farms has initiated a recall of its organic whole carrots and organic baby carrots. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) discovered that the carrots are likely associated with a deadly E. coli outbreak<\/a>.\r\n

What caused the E. coli outbreak?<\/h2>\r\nThe FDA and CDC, in collaboration with local public health officials, are investigating illnesses in a multistate outbreak of E. coli infections. The outbreak is linked to organic carrots from Grimmway Farms of Bakersfield, California.\r\n\r\nTo date, the CDC reports 39 illnesses and one death associated with this outbreak. To pinpoint the cause of the outbreak, public health officials interviewed sick people about what foods they ate in the week prior. Of the 27 people interviewed, 26 of them reported eating carrots.\r\n\r\n\"Carrot\r\n\r\nMost people infected with E. coli experience severe stomach cramps, diarrhea and vomiting. Symptoms usually start three to four days after eating contaminated food. This illness can be serious for children under 5, adults older than 65 and people with weakened immune systems, according to the CDC<\/a>.\r\n

What carrots have been recalled?<\/h2>\r\nThe carrots were sold across the United States, Puerto Rico and Canada at Trader Joe\u2019s, Target, Whole Foods, Wegmans and other retailers. Products are likely no longer in stores but may be in your refrigerator's crisper drawer.\r\n\r\n