1 week Ago By Sayan Bose
POPULAR food products sold by major UK retailers are being urgently recalled over fears they could contain deadly bacteria. Products including sandwiches, wraps and salads are being pulled off the shelves because of a potential link to an E.coli outbreak that has left several people across the UK in hospital .
Affected retailers include Sainsbury's, Asda, Aldi, Morrisons, Co-op, and retail pharmacy chain Boots. Authorities say the move by manufacturer Greencore Group is a "precautionary measure". Darren Whitby, head of incidents at the FSA said: "Sandwich manufacturers are taking a precautionary measure to recall various sandwiches, wraps, subs and rolls .
.. to identify the cause of an ongoing outbreak caused by Shiga toxin-producing E.
coli (STEC). "This is a complex investigation, and we have worked swiftly with the relevant businesses and the local authorities concerned to narrow down the wide range of foods. “The FSA is here to ensure that food is safe.
If there are products on the market that are not, we won't hesitate to take action to remove them." Earlier this month, UKHSA confirmed at least 37 people had been admitted to hospital following the E. coli outbreak, which it believed to be linked to food.
As of 11 June, there have been a further 98 cases associated with this outbreak of STEC O145 in the UK, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 211. E. coli are a diverse group of bacteria that are normally harmless and live in the intestines of humans and anima.
