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An E. coli outbreak linked to bagged organic carrots from Grimmway Farms has infected 39 people across 18 states, with 15 hospitalized and one death reported.

The recalled carrots, sold under brands like Trader Joe’s, Wegmans, and 365, are no longer in stores, but the CDC urges consumers to check for and discard any remaining stock.

E. coli infections, which cause severe stomach cramps, bloody diarrhea, and vomiting, can be life-threatening for vulnerable groups.

Recent outbreaks have also been tied to onions, lettuce, and walnuts.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 29 minutes ago

This is going to become more & more common once trump takes over.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 48 minutes ago

that is ok, you will forget all about these once they start selling raw milk without any control

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

The recalled organic baby carrots have best-by dates ranging from Sept. 11 through Nov. 12,

This article wasn't posted until November 17. I guess it's still helpful, but pre-packed baby carrots tend to get slimy after the best by date.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 hours ago

Deregulation and climate devastation. Name a more iconic duo. We are so fucked.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 20 hours ago

Next time this happens under RFK's tenure as secretary of HHS, there won't be a recall. There wouldn't even be a warning. They'll just stay on shelves, hospitalizing and killing even more people.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

The power of deregulation is literally killing people.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 hours ago

This has nothing to do with deregulation. If it did, they wouldn't be removing contaminated carrots and you would never have heard of this.

Those "non-existent regulations" are what forced the recall.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Well, they were organic alright. All natural shit fertilizer.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 21 hours ago

"Well, they were organic alright. All natural shit fertilizer."

Doesn't work that way. Even if the fields were fertilized with manure, they are done so long before planting - it's literally in the National Organic Program regulations that certified organic farms are required to follow. It's also just common practice anyway. Because duh, root vegetables.

The main and pretty much only source of contamination is in the harvesting, processing, and handling. Not just people but equipment like conveyor belts. For example, "baby carrots" are almost never grown small but big carrots cut up by machines, which -no surprise- are easily contaminated.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 day ago (1 children)

LoL! I'm a Pro Life Republican and January can't come SOON ENOUGH! Once Trump is in Office I won't have to HEAR about ANY of this (even though it'll be Happening MORE Frequently because of Lack of Regulations! I just won't HEAR about it because it'll be ILLEGAL to Mention!)!

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Ugh, talk about a bad way to go. I once got food poisoning that needed a trip to the hospital, which is what ecoli is. I needed 2 units of water. Fortunately I'm not at risk so it cleared up fine with some antibiotics. But sitting yourself to death, while it sounds funny, is actually kinda awful.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 21 hours ago

Stomach pain can be easily some of the worst pain.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago
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