Fact checked by Nick Blackmer Last week, there were two major food recalls for ground beef and organic carrots linked to two separate E. coli outbreaks. E. coli is a common bacteria, but consuming ...
E. coli — the more common name of the bacterium Escherichiacoli — is a type of bacterium found in the environment, foods and intestines of people and animals, according to the CDC's website.
coli, the bacteria strain causing this outbreak of infections related to the organic carrots is Shiga toxin-producing Escherichiacoli O121:H19, according to the recall alert. Symptoms of E.