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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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Carrots likely grown in SLO Co. Grimmway has huge carrot fields in the SLO portion of Cuyama Valley.


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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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Of course an ecoli outbreak in kern county from carrots is Trump’s fault. Who else could we possibly blame.


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Why are you blaming trump?


That’s all you trolling.


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I hope you recieve a trumpy trout for Christmas.

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If you’re going to send me one, do it soon before the trump tax that “everyone” voted for kicks in.


Tariffs are Taxes, “everyone” voted for higher taxes lol.


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I’ ll wait til black friday just send me an address. Inflation is also taxes something everybody has had to pay these last 4 yrs. The only people instilling fear about the tariffs are the same people that insulted voters throughout the election cycle. Maybe if they had talked about their policies they believe we’re better than Trump’s instead of insulting the people they wanted to vote for them the election would have had a different outcome. If the democrat party wants to win the next election the first step would be to stop insulting the voters as if their the stupid people that didn’t listen and do what they were told.


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It’s not fear, it’s current inflation plus tariffs and new inflation.


It’s the revenge economy, don’t worry bitcoin and Ai will save us.


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Maybe Elon will send us all to Mars before your economic doomsday prediction happens.


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The new Administration has Vivek and Musk in charge of efficiency and RFK destroying the FDA. We’re doomed.


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