At least one person has died and 15 more are in hospital following an E.coli outbreak in the United States linked to some organic carrots.
The United States Centres for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed that 39 people have been infected with the outbreaks, across 18 states.
"CDC and public health officials in several states are investigating a multistate outbreak of E.coli O121 infections linked to multiple brands of recalled organic whole bagged carrots and baby carrots sold by Grimmway Farms. Carrots on store shelves right now are likely not affected but may be in people's homes. If you have any recalled carrots in your home, throw them out or return them to the store," the CDC stated.
It said interviews with sick people and trace-back findings show that the root cause is organic whole and baby carrots sold by Grimmway Farms.
So far, Grimmway Farms has recalled multiple brands of bagged organic baby and whole carrots.
The brands are:
365
Bunny Luv
Cal-Organic
Compliments
Full Circle
Good & Gather
GreenWise
Grimmway Farms
Marketside
Nature's Promise
O-Organic
President's Choice
Raley's
Simple Truth
Sprouts
Trader Joe's
Wegmans
Wholesome Pantry
The CDC is warning US communities not to eat any of the recalled products.
Symptoms of E.coli
Diarrhoea and high fever
Vomiting
Dehydration
IOL