RECALL: Grimmway Farms Recalls Organic Whole and Select Organic Baby Carrots That May Be in Consumers’ Homes Due to Potential E. coli Contamination
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Summary
Company Announcement Date:
November 16, 2024
FDA Publish Date:
November 16, 2024
Product Type:
Food & Beverages
Reason for Announcement:
Products may be contaminated with Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (E. coli) O121:H19.
Company Name:
Grimmway Farms
Brand Name:
Multiple Brand Names
Product Description:
Organic whole carrots and organic baby carrots
Company Announcement
Grimmway Farms has issued a recall of select organic whole carrots and organic baby carrots that should no longer be in grocery stores but may be in consumers’ refrigerators or freezers.
These products may have been contaminated with Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (E. coli) O121:H19. E. coli O121:H19 is a bacterium that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, elderly people, and those with a weakened immune system. Some infections can cause severe bloody diarrhea conditions, such as a hemolytic uremic syndrome, or the development of high blood pressure, chronic kidney disease, and neurologic problems. Symptoms include severe stomach cramps, diarrhea, fever, nausea, and/or vomiting. The incubation period for E. coli O121:H19 in humans can range from 24 hours to as much as ten days. The average incubation period is 3 to 4 days.
The following recalled products were shipped directly to retail distribution centers nationwide in the United States, Puerto Rico, and Canada:
- Organic whole carrots, which do not have a best-if-used-by date printed on the bag, but were available for purchase at retail stores from August 14 through October 23, 2024,
- Organic baby carrots with best-if-used-by-dates ranging from September 11 through November 12, 2024. The recalled carrots should not be available for purchase in stores but may be in consumers’ refrigerators or freezers.
| November 16, 2024, Grimmway Farms Firm-Initiated Recall
Product photos will be posted in our recall notice on our website at grimmway.com |
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| Organic WHOLE Carrots
available for purchase at retail from August 14 through October 23, 2024 |
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| Label | Bag Sizes |
All of these organic whole carrots were available for purchase at retail stores from August 14 through October 23, 2024. No best-if-used-by-dates are on the bags of organic whole carrots. |
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| 365 | 1lb, 2lb, 5lb | ||
| Bunny Luv | 1lb, 2lb, 5lb, 10lb, 25lb | ||
| Cal-Organic | 1lb, 2lb, 5lb, 6lb, 10lb, 25lb | ||
| Compliments | 2lb | ||
| Full Circle | 1lb, 2lb, 5lb | ||
| Good & Gather | 2lb | ||
| GreenWise | 1lb, 25lbs | ||
| Marketside | 2lb | ||
| Nature’s Promise | 1lb, 5lb | ||
| O-Organics | 1lb, 2lb, 5lb, 10lb | ||
| President’s Choice | 2lb | ||
| Simple Truth | 1lb, 2lb, 5lb | ||
| Trader Joe’s | 1lb | ||
| Wegmans | 1lb, 2lb, 5lb | ||
| Wholesome Pantry | 1lb, 2lb, 5lb | ||
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Organic BABY (cut and peeled) carrots with specific best-if-used-by dates
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| Label | Bag Sizes | Best-if-Used-by-Dates are printed on the bag | |
| From | Through | ||
| 365 | 12oz, 1lb, 2lb | SEP 11 24 | NOV 02 24 |
| Bunny Luv | 1lb, 2lb, 3lb, 5lb | SEP 11 24 | NOV 12 24 |
| Cal-Organic | 12oz, 1lb, 2lb, 2pk/2lbs | SEP 11 24 | NOV 02 24 |
| Compliments | 1lb | SEP 14 24 | OCT 24 24 |
| Full Circle | 1lb | SEP 14 24 | OCT 24 24 |
| Good & Gather | 12oz, 1lb | SEP 14 24 | NOV 02 24 |
| GreenWise | 1lb | SEP 11 24 | OCT 26 24 |
| Grimmway Farms | 25 lb bag | SEP 11 24 | OCT 03 24 |
| Marketside | 12oz, 1lb, 2lb | SEP 11 24 | NOV 02 24 |
| Nature’s Promise | 1lb | SEP 13 24 | OCT 25 24 |
| O-Organics | 12oz, 1lb, 2lb | SEP 11 24 | NOV 02 24 |
| President’s Choice | 1lb, 2lb | 11 SEP 24 | 02 NOV 24 |
| Raley’s | 1lb | SEP 14 24 | OCT 23 24 |
| Simple Truth | 1lb, 2lb | SEP 14 24 | NOV 02 24 |
| Sprouts | 1lb, 2lb | SEP 13 24 | NOV 04 24 |
| Trader Joe’s | 1lb | SEP 13 24 | NOV 04 24 |
| Wegmans | 12oz, 1lb, 2lb | SEP 14 24 | NOV 02 24 |
| Wholesome Pantry | 1lb, 2lb | SEP 16 24 | NOV 07 24 |
The company is voluntarily recalling these carrots after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that these products may be associated with an outbreak. To date, 39 illnesses and one death have been associated with an E. coli O121:H19 outbreak.
The company has also notified its customers who received the recalled product directly from Grimmway Farms and requested that those customers notify distributors of the recall products. The implicated farms are out of production, and none of the recalled carrots have tested positive for E. coli O121:H19.
Consumers: The recalled carrots should no longer be available for purchase but may be in consumers’ refrigerators or freezers. Consumers who purchased carrots in the table above and still have them in their refrigerator or freezer should not consume them; they should be destroyed or discarded so they cannot be consumed. If you have these products in your home, do not eat or use them, throw them away, and clean and sanitize surfaces they touched. Consumers concerned about an illness should contact a medical professional.
Consumers with questions or products in their possession may contact our customer services desk at 1-800-301-3101, M-F, 8 am – 8 pm ET, and November 16-17, 8 am – 8 pm ET, or visit www.grimmway.com.
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Company Contact Information
Consumers:
Grimmway Farms
1-800-301-3101
Media:
Dana Brennan
661-855-8985
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