Organic carrots recalled after death, illnesses reported across U.S.

November 18, 2024 Brooklyn Eagle Staff

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NEW YORK AND NATIONWIDE — WHOLE AND ORGANIC BABY CARROTS FROM GRIMMWAY FARMS, and bearing several store and brand names have been recalled around the U.S. because of contamination with E. Coli, reports of a death and 39 illnesses — eight of which were in New York — according to reports from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration.

Organic whole carrots in bags not indicating best-if-used by dates and organic baby carrots with best-if-used-by-dates ranging from Sept. 11 through Nov. 12, are among those being recalled. They were in stock at retail stores from August 14 through Oct. 23. These products may have been contaminated with Shiga toxin-producing E. Coli. Affected products were sold at Grimmway Farms, Sprouts, Trader Joe’s, Wegman’s. Whole Foods, Target, Kroger and Harris Teeter. For more store and brand information on this recall, visit the website.

Even though the best-if-used-by dates may have expired on some of these products, they might still be in consumers’ refrigerators.

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