COUNTY WARNS AGAINST RAW MILK PRODUCTS AMID BIRD FLU RISK
By Fernanda Lopez Halvorson, County of San Diego Communications Office
Photo courtesy of the CDC
December 21, 2024 (San Diego) - County public health officials are warning San Diegans not to eat or drink raw milk products or give them to their pets because of the heightened risk for H5N1, or bird flu.
ORGANIC CARROTS LINKED TO E. COLI OUTBREAK, INCLUDING SAN DIEGAN SICKENED
By East County News Service
November 27, 2024 (San Diego)-- County Public Health officials are asking people to
throw away organic carrots tied to a nationwide E. coli outbreak. One person in San
Diego who consumed the carrots became ill from the same strain of Shiga Toxin producing E. Coli (STEC) that is part of a multi-state outbreak.
Thirty-nine people infected with the outbreak strain of E. coli have been reported from 18 states, 15 people have been hospitalized, and one person has died. The implicated carrots are organic, whole bagged carrots and baby carrots sold under multiple brands by Grimmway Farm at many major retailers. Brand labels include Trader Joe’s, Sprouts, O Organics, Cal-organic, Bunny Luv, Good & Gather, Full Circkle, Compliments, GreenWise, Marketside, Nature’s Promise, Wegmans, Wholesome Pantry, Raley’s, Simple Truth, President’s Choice, and Grimmway Farms, and in a variety of sizes.