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Harmful bacteria found on 92% of mobile phones

15th October 2011

Researchers from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine have found that more than nine in ten mobile phones are coated with harmful bacteria.

Although 95% of the 390 participants claimed to wash their hands with soap whenever they could, some 16 per cent of hands and phones contained E.coli, which is transmitted in faeces and can cause serious illness and even death.

Some 31% of hands and 25% of phones harboured Staphylococcus aureus (one strain of which is better known as MRSA).

In total 92% of mobile phones and 82% of hands tested had some traces of bacteria.

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Welsh health board investigates cases of ESBL E.coli

29th November 2011

Following recent deaths of two babies at Singleton Hospital in Swansea and a mother who tested positive for ESBL E.coli, Abertawe Bro Morgannwg (ABM) University Health Board has confirmed that one of the two initial cases of suspected ESBL E.coli cross infection has n... ...read on

Another Welsh nursery affected by E.coli

21st November 2011

A child who attends Tir na n-Og nursery in Bangor and an adult with links to it have been diagnosed with E. coli, a month after an outbreak at another nursery on Anglesey. Testing for the infection is being offered to children at n... ...read on

South Africa blocks shipment of cheese contaminated with E.coli

11th November 2011

Around 22 tonnes of Irish cheddar cheese has been quarantined in South Africa after unacceptable levels of E coli bacteria were found in a shipment. The cargo was shipped into Durban Port in August and isolated upon arrival because safety officials deemed the cargo "t... ...read on

England misses out on E.coli campaign

11th November 2011

In the wake of an eight-month E.coli outbreak in the UK, the FSA is launching a campaign in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland educating consumers about the food safety risks associated with raw vegetables but the campaign will not run in England because the Cabinet... ...read on

E.coli closes Welsh cockle beds

4th November 2011

Shellfish beds in Pembrokeshire have been temporarily closed after E. coli bacteria was found. Notices have been erected along the coast warning people to avoid shellfish beds from the area between the Cleddau Bridge and Picton Poi... ...read on