2 days Ago By James Halpin
ONE person in England has died after a mass recall of sandwiches feared to contain the bacteria, the UK Health Security Agency has said. The death comes after Brits have been warned not to eat a selection of wraps, sandwiches and salads after an outbreak of the nasty gastrointestinal illness landed dozens in hospital . The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said it had identified two people in England who died within 28 days of infection with shiga toxin-producing E.
coli (STEC). It said: "Based on the information available from health service clinicians one of these deaths is likely linked to their STEC infection. "Both individuals had underlying medical conditions.
The deaths occurred in May." As of June 25, there have been a further 19 cases of Stec, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 275 in the UK. An whopping 49 per cent of those infected have gone to hospital.
182 of the cases are in England, 58 are in Scotland, 31 are in Wales, and four are in Northern Ireland. A number of food manufacturers have recalled sandwiches, wraps and salads sold in major supermarkets and retail chains over fears they are linked to the outbreak. The Food Standards Agency has said lettuce used in the products are thought to be the likely source of the outbreak.
News of the E. coli outbreak emerged earlier this month, with the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) warning that 113 people had fallen ill and 37 were hospitalised with a rare strain of the bacteria called Shiga toxin-producin.
