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Nearly seven dozen carrot products have been recalled over fears of E.coli contamination, including those sold at Trader Joe's and Whole Foods. On Saturday, Grimmway Farms — a major produce supplier — announced the recall of its organic baby and whole carrots sold at the nation's biggest stores. This is just the latest major E.coli outbreak to hit the US, …

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Check your fridge: Carrots from Bakersfield farm sicken dozens across U.S.

Close-up of Grimmway Farms logo on a bag of organic carrots. The CDC announced a recall of organic carrots following an E. coli outbreak in November 2024. One Los Angeles County senior has died amid a national recall on carrots found to be contaminated with E. coli. The affected products — whole bagged carrots and baby carrots grown in Bakersfield …

E. coli outbreak linked to organic carrots sickens people in 18 states

E. coli outbreak linked to organic carrots sickens people in 18 states toggle caption Mychele Daniau/AFP via Getty Images One person has died and at least 38 people have become ill following an E. coli outbreak linked to organic carrots, according to federal health officials. Sponsor Message Investigations indicate that Grimmway Farms was the common supplier of the organic carrots …

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Corporate growers’ carrots are soaking up water. Locals are fighting back with a boycott

Residents in the Cuyama Valley are boycotting carrots

Many people who live among the cattle ranches and farms in the Cuyama Valley have banded together in a campaign calling for a boycott of carrots. Explore the section Jaffe said the community has come together to support the carrot boycott because “it’s very much the small guys up against the very deep pockets.” Gliessman, a retired agroecology professor at …