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E.coli O157 & Haemolytic Uraemic Syndrome


56 cases of HUS in French outbreak.

16th May 2022

French authorities indicate that there are now 56 cases of Haemolytic Uraemic Syndrome (HUS) linked the outbreak of Nestlé Buitoni Fraich’UP frozen pizza. 55 of these cases were children.

54 cases are related to STEC O26 strain, and 2 to STEC O103 strain.

It is thought that the dough used to make them may have caused the problem.  Sadly, two children have died.  See Link below:

Investigation of clustered cases of hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) and Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) infections related to the consumption of Buitoni® brand Fraîch'Up pizzas. Update on the situation as of 4 May 2022.

Some experts are arguing that the number of STEC cases are considerably higher as in most outbreaks, to have this number of HUS cases, you would need approximately 500 people affected.

The French system of reporting appears to concentrate on the number of reported HUS cases rather than identifying all of the STEC cases.

It was reported on Thursday 12th May 2022 by a spokesperson for the Paris Prosecutor’s Office, that an investigation was opened on charges of the involuntary manslaughter of one person, the injuring of 14 others and breaches of food safety requirements.




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16th May 2022

French authorities indicate that there are now 56 cases of Haemolytic Uraemic Syndrome (HUS) linked the outbreak of Nestlé Buitoni Fraich’UP frozen pizza. 55 of these cases were children. 54 cases are related to STEC O... ...read on
25th April 2022

As of 13/04/2022, French officials have confirmed 53 cases have been identified, of which 51 are related to STEC O26 strain, and 2 to STEC O103 strain. Sadly, it is reported two children have died. At least 6 of these children have developed Haemolytic Uraemic Syndrom... ...read on
1st April 2022

Nestle in France have recalled their Buitoni brand FraichUP pizzas after authorities suspected that these pizzas may have caused an outbreak of the E.coli O26 bacterium leading to a large number of Haemolytic Uraemic Syndrome (HUS) cases. ... ...read on
13th January 2022

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is planning to reduce both local authority food inspections and meat hygiene inspections according to recent FSA board papers and consultations under their transformation programme, which aims to turn them into a modern regulator. ... ...read on
9th November 2021

Our response to DEFRA on the National Food Strategy 07-10-2021 can be downloaded here.... ...read on
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