AP Spotlight Dozens are sickened and 1 person died after eating carrots contaminated with E. coli CATHY BUSSEWITZ AP Business Writer Nov 17, 2024 Nov 17, 2024 Updated Mar 25, 2025 0 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save NEW YORK — An outbreak of E. coli has infected dozens of people who ate bagged organic carrots, and one person died from the infection. Adobe Stock kAmp=E@86E96C[ bh A6@A=6 H6C6 :?764E65 2?5 `d H6C6 9@DA:E2=:K65 :? `g DE2E6D 27E6C 62E:?8 @C82?:4 H9@=6 2?5 323J 42CC@ED D@=5 3J vC:>>H2J u2C>D[ E96 7656C2= r6?E6CD 7@C s:D62D6 r@?EC@= 2?5 !C6G6?E:@? D2:5 $F?52J]k^AmkAmvC:>>H2J u2C>D[ 32D65 :? q2<6CD7:=65[ r2=:7@C?:2[ 92D C642==65 E96 42CC@ED[ H9:49 :?4=F565 H9@=6 2?5 323J @C82?:4 42CC@ED D@=5 :? 328D F?56C >F=E:A=6 3C2?5 ?2>6D :?4=F5:?8 bed[ r2=\~C82?:4[ }2EFC6VD !C@>:D6[ ~\~C82?:4D[ %C256C y@6VD 2?5 (68>2?D[ 2>@?8 @E96CD]k^Am kAm%96 42CC@ED 2C6 ?@ =@?86C :? DE@C6D[ 3FE E96 rsr :D H2C?:?8 4@?DF>6CD E@ ?@E 62E C642==65 328 42CC@ED 2?5 E@ 4964< E96:C C67C:86C2E@CD @C 7C66K6CD 2?5 E9C@H 2H2J 2?J 42CC@ED E92E 7:E E96 56D4C:AE:@?] |@DE @7 E96 :?764E65 A6@A=6 =:G6 :? }6H *@C<[ |:??6D@E2 2?5 (2D9:?8E@?[ 7@==@H65 3J r2=:7@C?:2 2?5 ~C68@?[ 2=E9@F89 :?764E:@?D 92G6 366? C6A@CE65 :? DE2E6D E9C@F89@FE E96 4@F?ECJ[ 244@C5:?8 E@ E96 rsr]k^Am People are also reading… State bar suspends Rocky Mount mayor Holland Perdue's law license Franklin County man gets 46 years for Gretna murder of high school coach Products at 3 Rocky Mount vape shops seized for possibly illegal THC amounts Ferrum softball coach Josh Freeman resigns after three losing seasons Franklin County leaned overwhelmingly against redistricting as vote passed statewide Franklin County man sentenced in fatal Henry County crash Judge reinstates Martinsville's mayor, delays hearing 3 degrees in 4 years: Ferrum grad makes the most of her time in college Richmond judge dismisses Republican bid to block new maps Monte Coleman, a mainstay of Washington's Super Bowl teams, dead at 68 The Michael Jackson movie leaves out his accusers. Where are they now? Supreme Court of Va. leaves redistricting certification block in place ahead of final ruling State police announce US 220 safety crackdown across region Melania Trump tells ABC to 'take a stand' on Kimmel after 'hateful' joke Timeline shows gunman's attempt to enter press dinner featuring Trump kAm%96C6 92G6 366? D6G6C2= t] 4@=: @FE3C62<D :? C646?E >@?E9D] x? ~4E@36C[ >@C6 E92? `__ |4s@?2=5’D 4FDE@>6CD H6C6 D:4<6?65 3J 2? t] 4@=: @FE3C62< :? E96 &]$] =:?<65 E@ D=:G6C65 @?:@?D] x? E96 &]z][ @?6 A6CD@? 5:65 :? 2? t] 4@=: @FE3C62< :? yF?6 =:?<65 E@ =6EEF46 E92E D:4<6?65 2E =62DE afd A6@A=6] ~C82?:4 H2=?FED D:4<6?65 4@?DF>6CD :? `h DE2E6D H:E9 t] 4@=: :?764E:@?D :? pAC:=]k^Am kAms6DA:E6 E96 ?F>36C @7 C646?E @FE3C62<D[ 6IA6CED D2J E96 7@@5 DFAA=J :D 86?6C2==J D276[ 2=E9@F89 E96C6 92D?VE 366? >F49 AC@8C6DD :? 4FC3:?8 :?764E:@?D 42FD65 3J t] 4@=:]k^Am kAm%96 C642==65 @C82?:4 323J 42CC@ED 92G6 36DE\3J 52E6D C2?8:?8 7C@> $6AE] `` E9C@F89 }@G] `a[ 244@C5:?8 E@ E96 &]$] u@@5 2?5 sCF8 p5>:?:DEC2E:@?]k^Am kAm$J>AE@>D @7 t] 4@=: :?764E:@? FDF2==J DE2CE E9C66 E@ 7@FC 52JD 27E6C 62E:?8 E96 324E6C:2 2?5 :?4=F56 D6G6C6 DE@>249 4C2>AD[ 5:2CC962[ H9:49 :D @7E6? 3=@@5J[ 2?5 G@>:E:?8] !6@A=6 H:E9 D6G6C6 DJ>AE@>D @7 2? t] 4@=: :?764E:@? D9@F=5 D66< >65:42= 2EE6?E:@? 2?5 E6== E96 AC@G:56C H92E E96J 2E6[ E96 rsr D2:5]k^Am kAm%96 324E6C:2 t] 4@=: 42? 42FD6 D6C:@FD 2?5 D@>6E:>6D 72E2= :?764E:@?D :? J@F?8 49:=5C6?[ 6=56C=J A6@A=6 2?5 E9@D6 H:E9 H62<6?65 :>>F?6 DJDE6>D[ 244@C5:?8 E@ E96 usp]k^Am 0 comments Satisfy your cravings With our weekly newsletter packed with the latest in everything food. Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. Related to this story Stanley recalls 2.6M switchback and trigger travel mugs due to possible burn hazard The company said that the mug's lid threads can shrink when exposed to heat and torque, causing the lid to detach during use, posing a burn hazard.Â
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