LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has announced that a brand of organic spinach has been linked to an outbreak of E. coli.
Minnesota officials found the bacteria in a package of leftover Josie’s Organics baby spinach collected from a sick person’s home.
Five people in this outbreak reported eating spinach in the week before they got sick, and one reported Josie’s Organics brand.
Investigators are working to determine if additional products may be contaminated.
At this time, the CDC reports that 10 people have fallen ill and two have been hospitalized. There has been one person reported sick in Michigan.
The details are as follows:
- Sold at stores nationwide
- “Best by” date of October 23, 2021
- Sold in plastic clamshell containers
What you should do:
- Do not eat any contaminated spinach. Throw it away or return it to where you bought it.
- Wash items and surfaces that may have touched the contaminated spinach using hot soapy water or a dishwasher.
- Call your healthcare provider if you have any of these severe E. coli symptoms:
- Diarrhea and a fever higher than 102°F
- Diarrhea for more than 3 days that is not improving
- Bloody diarrhea
- So much vomiting that you cannot keep liquids down
- Signs of dehydration, such as:
- Not peeing much
- Dry mouth and throat
- Feeling dizzy when standing up
The CDC says symptoms usually start three to four days after swallowing the bacteria.
Most people recover on their own, but some may develop a type of kidney failure (hemolytic uremic syndrome, also called HUS) and would need to be hospitalized.
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