Distributor Recalls Bagged, Baby Carrots

[Kadie]

Distributor Recalls Bagged, Baby Carrots
Written by C. Johnson, Internet News Producer

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The state public health department is warning consumers not to eat bagged, fresh baby carrots distributed to Trader Joe’s stores and Kroger/Ralphs by the Los Angeles Salad Company. The carrots may be contaminated with Shigella bacteria.

Food contaminated with Shigella may not look or smell spoiled. Individuals infected with Shigellosis may develop diarrhea, fever and stomach cramps starting a day or two after exposure. The diarrhea may be bloody. The infection usually lasts from five to seven days. The symptoms can become severe and require hospitalization for some individuals, especially young children and the elderly.

The California Department of Public Health urges individuals who have consumed the carrots and have any of the above symptoms should contact their health care provider immediately.

The recalled bagged baby carrots have sell by dates of August 16, 2007, and earlier. The carrots were imported from Mexico. The product was distributed to California, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, Mississippi, New Mexico, Nevada, Tennessee, Washington and Canada.

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[Deja Q]

1. If only the baby carrots wore diapers; this shigella outbreak would have been contained...

You do know "shigella" comes from, uh, "shit", right?

:hide:

Get a disease but the cost to fix it kills ya anyway. :crazy:

[AlCzervik]

2. Why the F*ck are we importing carrots? i buy baby carrots every week

for my daughters guinea pig and they are grown and packed in California.

[bananas]

3. Oh no! Trader Joe's!

aaaagh :banghead: