Urgent health warning after E.coli outbreak linked to ‘nationally distributed food item’
https://news.sky.com/story/urgent-health-warning-after-ecoli-outbreak-linked-to-nationally-distributed-food-item-13148816
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Urgent health warning after E.coli outbreak linked to ‘nationally distributed food item’
https://news.sky.com/story/urgent-health-warning-after-ecoli-outbreak-linked-to-nationally-distributed-food-item-13148816
Posted by topotaul
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Doesn’t say what the item is, just to take extra care when prepping food.
Article suggests not sure which items yet. Practice good hygine and don’t prep food for others if you have symptoms seems to be the gist for now
Worth noting that the headline isn’t being clickbaity, they just haven’t identified the cause yet and it’s likely to be linked to some sort of nationally distributed food item
Interesting that they’ve felt the need to say this even though they don’t know what “nationally distributed food item” is causing it.
I think it’s more useful to link to the source.
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/e-coli-advice-issued-amid-rise-in-cases
> The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), together with public health agencies in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales, are investigating an increase in the number of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) cases in the UK in recent weeks.
So could be anything, just made beef burgers, was going to have iceberg lettuce in then and for some reason at the last second I looked at the lettuce and just had an overwhelming feeling to not have any so did not, I wonder if this is how guardian angels work?
I over cooked the actually beef patties so should be ok with them I hope.
Anyone one know what other common food items could be infected?
This news outlet says it’s minced beef:-
[https://www.msn.com/en-gb/health/other/one-dead-and-112-more-affected-in-uk-e-coli-outbreak-linked-to-minced-beef/ar-BB1nK5ii](https://www.msn.com/en-gb/health/other/one-dead-and-112-more-affected-in-uk-e-coli-outbreak-linked-to-minced-beef/ar-BB1nK5ii)
Just as advice has been given out to not swim in rivers until 3 days after rain, due to the increase in E.coli risk. I wouldn’t be surprised if water supplies were contaminated, and this news article is just a distraction.
But the UKHSA ruled out the disease spreading through water, saying there was “currently no evidence linking the outbreak to open farms, drinking water or swimming in contaminated seawater, lakes or rivers.”
Just got to make sure we make note that it’s not the rotten contaminated water spreading this one
Ah, man, nationally distributed food item is one of my favourite food items 🙁
I’ve never had food poisoning or similar symptoms so bad than recently.
I’ve had it twice in 6 weeks but usually I go years between cases.
Each occasion I ate mince for the first time in months
Had mince while I was on holiday and was fine
Ok great, so avoid eating because it might be infected with e.coli, and avoid drinking water because it might be infected with shit.
At this point the UK is literally a floating island of faeces and disease.
Ah thanks for the warning, I’ll avoid NATIONALLY DISTRIBUTED FOOD ITEM from now on!
But deep-fried Nationally Distributed Food Item is my fave dish, don’t tell me I have to fall back on Non-Nationally Distributed Food Item……..that tastes like shit.
Wouldn’t be surprised if it’s beef. There’s a trend for proper burgers but our mince is a bit risky and should be thoroughly cooked, not pink.
“Soylent Blue is in short supply, but Soylent Green is the new healthy alternative from our nutrient rich sovereign coastal waters”.
Atleast they’ve narrowed it down to a food item
… lol
Waiting for Batman to crack the secret of the dangerous food combinations.
A national warning, without telling us which food to avoid? Amazing…
What fucking food??? They obviously know. I bet it’s fucking milk.
Something must have contaminated the Soylent Green……
This is so useful. Make us all worried, but apart from not buying food, what action can we do to be safe. Ridiculous.