That’s just great — those little baby carrots are about the only vegetable my kids will eat, and now a bunch of them are being recalled by the Los Angeles Salad Company because they may be contaminated with the bacteria Shigella. Yeah, I’ve never heard of Shigella either, but apparently it’s some nasty stuff causing diarrhea, fever, nausea and vomiting for 4 to 14 days — yikes! Young tots, the elderly, and folks with lowered immune systems are especially prone to severe symptoms. Sounds very similar to salmonella, which can’t be killed by washing only extreme hot or cold temperatures…

The baby carrots in question are sold under two labels — one, “Los Angeles Salad Genuine Sweet Baby Carrots”, are sold at Kroger and Ralph’s in California, King Sooper in Colorado, and Publix in Georgia and Florida. Look for a “sell by” date of up to and including August 16, 2007. The second is “Trader Joe’s Genuine Sweet Baby Carrots” (not our beloved Trader Joe’s!), sold in Arizona, California, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon and Washington with a “sell by” date up to and including August 8, 2007.

Don’t know if you would even have 3 week old carrots lying around, but if you do you should either chuck them in the garbage or return to place of purchase for a refund.

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