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CDC warns of multistate E. coli outbreak tied to recalled walnuts | |
By Jen Christensen, CNN | |
Updated: | |
12:08 PM EDT, Wed May 1, 2024 | |
Source: CNN | |
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Tuesday about a | |
multistate E. coli outbreak connected to walnuts. | |
Twelve people from two states have gotten sick with this particular . | |
Seven people got so sick that they had to be hospitalized. Two people | |
have developed hemolytic uremic syndrome, a form of kidney failure. No | |
deaths have been connected to the outbreak. | |
A CDC investigation found that nearly everyone who has gotten sick | |
reported having bought organic walnuts from the kind of bulk bins found | |
at natural food stores and co-ops. The stores have been located in | |
California and Washington state. | |
The US Food and Drug Administration linked the tainted walnuts to | |
Gibson Farms, a California certified organic farm in Hollister, | |
California. | |
the farm voluntarily recalled its Organic Light Halves and Pieces | |
shelled walnuts, according to the FDA. The FDA of the stores it | |
believes sold the walnuts. | |
While people have only gotten sick in Washington and California so far, | |
the recalled products were in stores in Alaska, Arkansas, Arizona, | |
Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Louisiana, Montana, Nebraska, New | |
Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah and Wyoming. | |
The walnuts had expiration dates between May 21, 2025 and June 7, | |
2025. Some stores may repackage the bulk walnut halves and pieces | |
into plastic bags, the CDC said. | |
Stores that sold the walnuts are encouraged to notify customers about | |
the recall. If you think you bought the walnuts, do not eat them, and | |
if they are in your home, be sure to throw them away and clean and | |
sanitize the surfaces that they touched. | |
Most people who get sick from E. coli recover within a week; however, | |
people with chronic conditions can experience much more severe symptoms | |
like stomach cramps, bloody diarrhea, fever, nausea and vomiting, as | |
well as kidney failure. The elderly and children are particularly | |
vulnerable. Symptoms typically start about three to four days after | |
swallowing the bacteria. The CDC says to be sure to call a doctor if | |
you suspect you have e.coli. | |
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