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Vaccine to reduce E. coli 0157 in cattle shows promise.

21st September 2013

Research by Scientists have indicated that a vaccine given to cattle could reduce the number of cases by nearly 85%. Although one the vaccine manufactures claim to have a success rate of reducing the bacterium by up to 73%, scientist believe the overall benefits could be higher. The only way however to prove that such vaccines are as good as these claims, is to trial it on cattle after it has been shown to be safe in relation to human and animal health. The difficulty is in getting farmers to use it, as they see no benefit because the bacterium does not affect cattle. We urge the Government to at least consider the use of vaccines to combat the bacterium.

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Possible E.Coli outbreak at adventure park in Surrey

6th August 2023

It has been reported in the last week by various news outlets that Hobbledown, an adventure park close to Epson Surrey, has voluntarily closed due to a suspected outbreak of Shiga to... ...read on

News Investigation reveals source of Salmonella outbreak in the UK & antibiotic resistance.

24th June 2023

An investigation by ITN news, the Bureau of Investigative Journalism & the Guardian newspaper reveals a Salmonella outbreak in the UK and Europe in 2020-2021 was from chicken products from Poland. It also found that the chickens were given antibiotics used to trea... ...read on

ICO decision notice in relation to the FOI request about a large E.coli O157 outbreak in 2022

4th June 2023

The Information Commissioners Office (ICO) decision notice of the 2nd June 2023 about our request for information from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) in relation to a large outbreak of E.coli O157, that appears to have started in late summer 2022. ... ...read on

STEC O26:H11, a clinically significant emerging threat to public health in England according to a research publication.

29th May 2023

According to research published in April this year in the Journal of Infection called “Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) O26:H11 (clonal complex 29) “STEC O26:H11 notifications (reported cases) in 2021 were 8 times higher than those recorded in... ...read on

Research indicates conflicts of interest in food making policy in the UK.

1st March 2023

Research into conflicts of interest in the UK food regulatory Institutions was published recently in Nature Food (subscription required). The research was published jointly by Professor Erik Millstone of the Science Policy Research Unit at the University of Sussex Business School, (an exp... ...read on