An E. coli outbreak connected to several recalled brands of bagged organic carrots has left one person dead and over a dozen hospitalized, according to the US Centers 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 is the California-based produce company at the center of an ongoing carrot recall that's connected to a nationwide E. coli outbreak. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed an E. coli outbreak that could affect your Thanksgiving. Organic carrots have left 38 sick and one dead.