Grimmway Farms has issued a recall of select organic whole carrots and organic baby carrots that should no longer be in grocery stores but may be in consumers’ refrigerators or freezers.
The company is voluntarily recalling these carrots after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that these products may be associated with an outbreak. To date, 39 illnesses and one death have been associated with an E. coli O121:H19 outbreak.
These products may have been contaminated with Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (E. coli) O121:H19. E. coli O121:H19 is a bacterium that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, elderly people, and those with a weakened immune system. Some infections can cause severe bloody diarrhea conditions, such as a hemolytic uremic syndrome, or the development of high blood pressure, chronic kidney disease, and neurologic problems. Symptoms include severe stomach cramps, diarrhea, fever, nausea, and/or vomiting. The incubation period for E. coli O121:H19 in humans can range from 24 hours to as much as ten days. The average incubation period is 3 to 4 days.
The following recalled products were shipped directly to retail distribution centers nationwide in the United States, Puerto Rico, and Canada:
- Organic whole carrots, which do not have a best-if-used-by date printed on the bag, but were available for purchase at retail stores from August 14 through October 23, 2024,
- Organic baby carrots with best-if-used-by-dates ranging from September 11 through November 12, 2024. The recalled carrots should not be available for purchase in stores but may be in consumers’ refrigerators or freezers.
| November 16, 2024, Grimmway Farms Firm-Initiated Recall Product photos will be posted in our recall notice on our website at grimmway.com | |||
| Organic WHOLE Carrots available for purchase at retail from August 14 through October 23, 2024 | |||
| Label | Bag Sizes | All of these organic whole carrots were available for purchase at retail stores from August 14 through October 23, 2024. No best-if-used-by-dates are on the bags of organic whole carrots. | |
| 365 | 1lb, 2lb, 5lb | ||
| Bunny Luv | 1lb, 2lb, 5lb, 10lb, 25lb | ||
| Cal-Organic | 1lb, 2lb, 5lb, 6lb, 10lb, 25lb | ||
| Compliments | 2lb | ||
| Full Circle | 1lb, 2lb, 5lb | ||
| Good & Gather | 2lb | ||
| GreenWise | 1lb, 25lbs | ||
| Marketside | 2lb | ||
| Nature’s Promise | 1lb, 5lb | ||
| O-Organics | 1lb, 2lb, 5lb, 10lb | ||
| President’s Choice | 2lb | ||
| Simple Truth | 1lb, 2lb, 5lb | ||
| Trader Joe’s | 1lb | ||
| Wegmans | 1lb, 2lb, 5lb | ||
| Wholesome Pantry | 1lb, 2lb, 5lb | ||
| Organic BABY (cut and peeled) carrots with specific best-if-used-by dates | |||
| Label | Bag Sizes | Best-if-Used-by-Dates are printed on the bag | |
| From | Through | ||
| 365 | 12oz, 1lb, 2lb | SEP 11 24 | NOV 02 24 |
| Bunny Luv | 1lb, 2lb, 3lb, 5lb | SEP 11 24 | NOV 12 24 |
| Cal-Organic | 12oz, 1lb, 2lb, 2pk/2lbs | SEP 11 24 | NOV 02 24 |
| Compliments | 1lb | SEP 14 24 | OCT 24 24 |
| Full Circle | 1lb | SEP 14 24 | OCT 24 24 |
| Good & Gather | 12oz, 1lb | SEP 14 24 | NOV 02 24 |
| GreenWise | 1lb | SEP 11 24 | OCT 26 24 |
| Grimmway Farms | 25 lb bag | SEP 11 24 | OCT 03 24 |
| Marketside | 12oz, 1lb, 2lb | SEP 11 24 | NOV 02 24 |
| Nature’s Promise | 1lb | SEP 13 24 | OCT 25 24 |
| O-Organics | 12oz, 1lb, 2lb | SEP 11 24 | NOV 02 24 |
| President’s Choice | 1lb, 2lb | 11 SEP 24 | 02 NOV 24 |
| Raley’s | 1lb | SEP 14 24 | OCT 23 24 |
| Simple Truth | 1lb, 2lb | SEP 14 24 | NOV 02 24 |
| Sprouts | 1lb, 2lb | SEP 13 24 | NOV 04 24 |
| Trader Joe’s | 1lb | SEP 13 24 | NOV 04 24 |
| Wegmans | 12oz, 1lb, 2lb | SEP 14 24 | NOV 02 24 |
| Wholesome Pantry | 1lb, 2lb | SEP 16 24 | NOV 07 24 |
Bunny Luv
Organic Baby
1lb, 2lb, 3lb, 5lb
Organic Whole Carrots
1lb, 2lb, 5lb, 10lb, 25lb
Cal-Organic Farms
Organic Baby
12oz, 1lb, 2lb, 2pk/2lbs
Organic Whole Carrots
1lb, 2lb, 5lb, 6lb, 10lb, 25lb
365
Organic Baby
12oz, 1lb, 2lb
Organic Whole Carrots
1lb, 2lb, 5lb
Compliments
Organic Baby
1lb
Organic Whole Carrots
2lb
Full Circle
Organic Baby
1lb
Organic Whole Carrots
1lb, 2lb, 5lb
Good & Gather
Organic Baby
12 oz, 1lb
Organic Whole Carrots
2lb
GreenWise
Organic Baby
1lb
Organic Whole Carrots
1lb, 25lb
Marketside
Organic Baby
12oz, 1lb, 2lb
Organic Whole Carrots
2lb
Nature’s Promise
Organic Baby
1lb
Organic Whole Carrots
1lb, 5lb
O Organics
Organic Baby
12oz, 1lb, 2lb
Organic Whole Carrots
1lb, 2lb, 5lb, 10lb
President’s Choice
Organic Baby
1lb, 2lb
Organic Whole Carrots
2lb
Raley’s
Organic Baby
1lb
Simple Truth
Organic Baby
1lb
Organic Whole Carrots
1lb, 2lb, 5lb
Sprouts
Organic Baby
1lb, 2lb
Trader Joes
Organic Baby
1lb
|
Organic Whole Carrots
1lb
Wegmans
Organic Baby
12oz, 1lb, 2lb
Organic Whole Carrots
1lb, 2lb, 5lb
Wholesome Pantry
Organic Baby
1lb, 2lb
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