FDA Investigating Deadly E. coli Outbreak Linked to Carrots Sold at Supermarkets Nationwide
The FDA and CDC, in collaboration with state and local partners, are currently investigating illnesses in a multistate outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli O121:H19 infections linked to Grimmway's carrots. As of Nov. 17, 39 illnesses, 15 hospitalizations and one death have been linked to this outbreak.