More than a dozen brands are recalling bags of organic carrots that were sold in 18 states for potential E. coli contamination, federal officials announced. An E. coli outbreak in multiple states tied to the carrots is being investigated by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention,

The CDC has issued an urgent food safety alert about a major E. coli outbreak across 18 states linked to organic carrots.

Grimmway Farms, based in Bakersfiled, California, has recalled the carrots, which included whole and baby organic carrots sold in bags under multiple brand names including 365, Cal-Organic, Nature's Promise, O-Organics, Trader Joe's and Wegmans, among others.