When People Got Sick: E. coli Outbreak, Organic Walnuts - April 2024

Key points

  • Organic walnuts distributed by Gibson Farms, Inc. may be contaminated with E. coli and may be making people sick.
  • If you bought organic walnut halves and pieces from bulk containers, see if yours might be part of the recall.
Bulk organic walnuts being scooped up
Bulk organic walnuts
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When people got sick

This chart shows when the 13 people in this E. coli outbreak got sick. The true number of sick people in this outbreak was likely much higher than the number reported. This is because many people recover without medical care and are not tested for E. coli.

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Content Source:
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID)