An outbreak of E. Coli has sickened 39 people in 18 states as of November 17, 2024, leading to 15 hospitalizations and one death, according to the CDC.
The infections have been linked to organic carrots sold by Grimmway Farms. Three infections and one death in California have been reported.
Call us today for a free consultation if you or a loved one has been diagnosed with an E. Coli infection after consuming contaminated food. Our lawyers can help you recover financial compensation for medical bills, lost wages, pain, suffering, wrongful death and more. We won’t charge any fee to handle your E. Coli case until and unless we recover financial compensation on your behalf. Call us today.
What Food Was Recalled?
Grimmway Farms, on November 16, 2024, recalled multiple brands and sizes of bagged organic whole and baby carrots. The products are probably not in any stores any longer but might still be in Californians’ homes.
Baby organic carrots with best if used by dates from 9/11/2024 to 11/12/2024 were recalled. These included carrots under the following brand names: Wholesome Pantry, Wegmans, Trader Joe’s, Sprouts, Simple Truth, Raley’s, President’s Choice, O-Organic, Nature’s Promise, Marketside, Grimmway Farms, GreenWise, Good & Gather, Full Circle, Compliments, Cal-Organic, Bunny Luv, 365
Whole organic carrots with best if used by dates from 8/14/2024 to 10/23/2024 were recalled. These included carrots under the following brand names: Wholesome Pantry, Wegmans, Trader Joe’s, Simple Truth, President’s Choice, O-Organic, Nature’s Promise, Marketside, GreenWise, Good & Gather, Full Circle, Compliments, Cal-Organic, Bunny Luv, 365
Any impacted foods from these brands in your home should be discarded.
What States Were Impacted by the Grimmway Farms E. Coli Outbreak?
The states which have been impacted by the E. Coli outbreak are:
- California: 3 infections
- Oregon: 3 infections
- Washington: 8 infections
- Wyoming: 1 infection
- Colorado: 1 infection
- Texas: 1 infection
- Minnesota: 5 infections
- Missouri: 1 infection
- Arkansas: 1 infection
- Michigan: 1 infection
- Ohio: 1 infection
- New York: 5 infections
- Massachusetts: 1 infection
- Pennsylvania: 1 infection
- Virginia: 1 infection
- North Carolina: 1 infection
- South Carolina: 2 infections
Should Californians Be Worried?
The E. Coli outbreak has affected California. Three infections and one death have been reported in California regarding the outbreak. An adult over the age of 65 died in Los Angeles County as a result of the outbreak.
Which Stores Sold Infected Carrots?
Stores which sold carrots affected by the outbreak include but are not necessarily limited to:
- Trader Joe’s
- Costco
- Aldi
- Wegmans
- Publix
- Target
- Kroger
- 365 Whole Foods Market
- Albertsons
Contact a California E. Coli Lawyer Today
Call us today for a free consultation if you or a loved one have been diagnosed with an E. Coli infection after eating the recalled carrots.
We have been representing food poisoning victims since 1990 and have recovered over $750 million for our clients. Our vast experience in helping food poisoning victims recover compensation for their illnesses will allow us to recover the most financial compensation possible.
We are contingency fee lawyers, so we represent food poisoning victims without charging them any fee until and unless we recover financial compensation for them. This means we won’t charge any upfront fee or out-of-pocket fee to handle your E. Coli case. The only fee we will charge to handle your E. Coli case is a percentage of any compensation we recover for you.
Call us today for a free case evaluation.
Jeffrey Nadrich
Jeffrey Nadrich is a nationally-recognized California plaintiff’s personal injury attorney. He is a graduate of UC Berkeley and UC Hastings College of the Law. He has successfully represented thousands of injury clients over the last 40 years.
