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.

A California-based produce company is at the center of an ongoing recall after the grower announced its organic whole and baby carrots were potentially contaminated with E. coli. Grimmway Farms,