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Update: 30 Confirmed cases of E.coli O145 (STEC) in possible cheese outbreak according to the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA).

28th December 2023

Amy Douglas, Incident Director for Gastrointestinal Infections and Food Safety Division at UKHSA, said: "There have been at least 30 confirmed cases of this specific outbreak strain of STEC in the UK." - Link below.

https://www.food.gov.uk/news-alerts/news/fsa-and-ukhsa-warn-of-the-possible-presence-of-e-coli-in-various-mrs-kirkhams-lancashire-cheese

The Food Standard Agency (FSA) mentioned the recall on their website for Mrs Kirkham’s Lancashire Cheese Ltd as a precaution on the 24&25/12/2023. See the link below for the latest products and further information.

https://www.food.gov.uk/news-alerts/alert/fsa-prin-50-2023-update-2

The FSA advise the young, pregnant women, the elderly and those with a compromised immune system about the potential dangers of products such as cheeses made from unpasteurised (raw) milk.

If cheeses are made from pasteurised milk, the temperature in this method is normally sufficient to kill bacterium where it exists. Pasteurisation failure has occurred in previous outbreaks of STEC but is rare.

Irrespective of the source of this outbreak the idea of food not being placed on the market if unsafe, is a good one and should be adhered to. However, this I believe is not always the case hence recalls are constant in the way we treat food safety. Prevention is better than cure.

It is good to see the FSA & UKHSA apparently giving information early about this outbreak, as this can help to reduce the amount of illness and cases. Sadly, this I believe has not always been the case in all the previous outbreaks of STEC.

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Yet another FSA product Recall due to possible contamination with Shiga toxin-producing E.coli (STEC) and one person sadly dies in E.coli O145 (STEC) outbreak linked to cheese.

2nd January 2024

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Update: 30 Confirmed cases of E.coli O145 (STEC) in possible cheese outbreak according to the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA).

28th December 2023

The FSA has recalled two manufacturers cheeses possibly due to the presence of Shiga toxin-producing E.coli (STEC)

25th December 2023

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6th December 2023

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Update: New hope with the drug Eculizumab (Soliris) for the treatment of STEC involved HUS

5th November 2023

Following an article in the Mail Online, of 21st October 2023 in the link below about using the drug Eculizumab (Also known as Soliris) for the treatment of STEC involved HUS we contacted Professor Richard Coward who is a Professor of renal medicine at the University ... ...read on

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Update: 30 Confirmed cases of E.coli O145 (STEC) in possible cheese outbreak according to the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA).