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FSA probes E. coli outbreak with 5 sick; discusses foodborne disease

Posted by safefood Knowledge Network on March 22, 2024 at 2:30pm in Microbiology

Officials in the United Kingdom are looking into an E. coli outbreak linked to chili sticks that has affected five people.

The Food Standards Agency (FSA), Food Standards Scotland (FSS) and UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) are investigating the outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) O157 with five cases. Four sick people live in England and one in Scotland.

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