An E. coli outbreak connected to several recalled brands of bagged organic carrots has left one person dead and over a dozen hospitalized, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

In a Nov. 16 press release, Grimmway Farms issued a recall on organic whole carrots and organic baby carrots. Although the carrots should no longer be available for purchase in grocery stores, but they may still be in consumers' freezers and refrigerators, the company said.

According to the FDA, 39 have been reported with the illness, 15 have been hospitalized and one has died across 18 states as a result of the outbreak.

Grimmway Farms​, which made and packaged the organic carrots, issued the recall on Saturday after nearly 40 cases were recorded in 18 states.

In the wake of the deadly E. coli outbreak linked to onions at McDonald's, another vegetable—carrots—is being pinned as the cause of a separate fatal spread of the illness. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that organic carrots distributed by Grimmway Farms have been

Organic and baby carrots sold at grocery stores across the US have been recalled after an E. coli outbreak that has killed one person. So far, 15 people are in hospital and 39 cases have been reported across 18 states,

Five Minnesotans between 15 and 44 years old have been confirmed to have become ill between Sept. 21 and Oct. 6 due to the E. coli outbreak.

As of Sunday, 39 people in 18 states have been infected, resulting in 15 hospitalizations and one death in California.