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E. coli outbreak from organic carrots grown in Kern County

November 18, 2024

By KAREN VELIE

An E. coli outbreak linked to organic carrots grown in Kern County has led to one death and 15 hospitalizations.

Even though the recalled bagged carrots sold by Grimmway Farms are no longer in stores, they may still be in homes. The carrots were distributed by Trader Joe’s, Walmart, Whole Foods, Target, Wegmans and others.

The carrots were sold under multiple brand names, including Marketside, 365, Good & Gather, Bunny Luv, Trader Joe’s, Wegmans and Simple Truth. Consumers are asked to dispose of the carrots and to sanitize any surfaces the carrots touched.

Symptoms typically develop three to four days after eating or drinking something that contains E. coli. An E. coli infection can result in high fever, blood in the stool and so much vomiting that one cannot keep liquids down.

Anyone who develops these symptoms is instructed to contact a healthcare provider. Antibiotics are generally not recommended for E. coli infections.

 


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Dose any agency investigate where the food was contaminated so that the farm or packers can prevent this in the future.


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Really? US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in this case but I assume the new administration will cut$ cut$ cut$ and remove all the “un-necessary employees” (scientist’s).


This will leave us exposed, but fine as we may not have the farm labor to pull more carrots but I hear worm guy has a concept of a plan for our own good.


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