Grimmway Farms, which made and packaged the organic carrots under various brands, issued the recall on Saturday after nearly 40 cases were recorded in 18 states. The only death was reported in Los Angeles County.

The outbreak, detected across 18 U.S. states, is linked to carrots and baby carrots sold by brands such as Wegmans, 365, Trader Joe’s and Nature’s Promise.

A California grower has issued a nationwide recall of organic carrots it produced for some of the country's leading supermarkets over an E. coli outbreak.

An E. coli outbreak linked to recalled carrots has led to dozens of illnesses in 18 states and one death, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. At least 39 cases of E. coli have been linked to the carrots since early September,