At least 12 people, including six in California, have gotten sick from a multi-state E. coli outbreak in recalled organic walnuts, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
The walnuts, produced by Gibson Farms, were sold locally in natural food and co-op stores in Highland Park, Mar Vista, Studio City, the Franklin Village neighborhood of Los Angeles, as well as in more than a dozen other states.
Consumers are warned to double check their products and call a doctor if they start showing severe E. coli symptoms. The FDA continues to investigate the contamination.
An important thing to keep in mind: Public health officials have interviewed some of those people about the foods they ate before they became ill, and almost all reported buying organic walnuts from bulk bins.
What walnuts to watch out for
Gibson Farms has recalled its Organic Light Halves and Pieces shelled walnuts sold in 25 pound bulk boxes.
The product shipped to stores across the country as recently as two weeks ago with expiration dates between May 21, 2025 and June 7, 2025.
The walnuts may be contaminated with E. coli and could make you sick. Customers are being encouraged to check their kitchen supplies for the product and to not eat the nuts.
If you do have some on hand, throw them away and then thoroughly sanitize any surface the nuts may have come into contact with. If you’re not sure they’re part of the recall, the CDC recommends you don’t eat them either.
Stores are also being told to pull the products from shelves and contact customers.
About the outbreak and symptoms
Of the dozen people infected in the E. coli outbreak, at least seven have…
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