July: E.coli deaths linked to mixed salad leaves
Two people died and 151 cases were confirmed in an E.coli outbreak that was linked to eating mixed salad leaves.
Public Health England advised a small number of wholesalers to cease adding some imported rocket leaves to their mixed salad products.
Of the cases, two individuals with the E.coli O157 infection died, and 62 received hospital care.
This strain of E.Coli infection can cause a range of symptoms, from mild diarrhoea to bloody diarrhoea with severe abdominal pain.
On rare occasions, it can also cause more serious medical conditions and can be caught by eating contaminated food or by direct contact with animals with the bacteria.
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