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 and public health officials are investigating a multistate outbreak of E. coli linked to multiple brands of recalled organic whole bagged carrots and baby carrots sold by Grimmway Farms.

According to the FDA, 39 have been reported with the illness, 15 have been hospitalized and one has died across 18 states as a result of the outbreak.