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One person dies, dozens sickened after eating carrots contaminated with E. coli

www.pbs.org One person dies, dozens sickened after eating carrots contaminated with E. coli

Grimmway Farms, based in Bakersfield, California, has recalled the carrots, which included whole and baby organic carrots sold in bags under multiple brand names including 365, Cal-Organic, Nature's Promise, O-Organics, Trader Joe's and Wegmans, among others.

Summary

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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This type of stuff is only going to get worse in the next four years.
- Absolutely. These companies need oversight.
  
  States could create their own FDA when the federal government stop doing their job.
Imagine if MAGAts are in control of the regulatory agencies.

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Dang I just bought some onions.
- It's ok to eat them if you cook them. Maybe make yourself some delicious caramelized onions!
  
  This is not entirely true. E. coli can produce heat-stable enterotoxins that will still make you sick even after cooking/killing the microbe. Probably best to toss or at least wash them before using.
  
  Edit: assuming they're from one of the listed brands and match the recall window.
  
  https://juliachildsrecipes.com/soup/julia-childs-french-onion-soup/
  
  So the people who died from the carrots didn't cook them?
So despite having heavy restrictions regarding taking foodstuffs on flights causing mass inconvenience, they don't really do the simple work of sending random samples of packed stuff for lab testing? Meaning that buying stuff in a packet, while more expensive than buying from a street peddler in an unregulated country, is really not safer?
Ok
- See, government regulations are just red tape and inefficiency. It's much better if you have to constantly risk death for the sake of more corporate profits.
Wait, you mean there are non-organic carrots out there? 🤔

The backing on writable CDs is considered organic, so are those edible?

Edit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organic_compound
- Check out big brain over here
  
  Motor oil is organic.
  
  How is there even such a thing as 'organic' carrots if there isn't also 'non-organic' carrots?
  
  What the F is a non-organic fruit or vegetable?
  
  Please explain..
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organic_food
  
  No shit? That's exactly what I referred to in another comment in this thread, organic foods are fertilized with literal shit.
  
  Wonder why we get diseases in our organic foods?

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