Public health officials in Scotland have reported an outbreak of E. coli O157 affecting children at a nursery.
The NHS Borders Health Protection team said Cherrytrees nursery in Hawick has temporarily closed.
NHS Borders has
Continue Reading E. coli O157 outbreak being investigated in Scotland
Researchers have described an outbreak and ongoing transmission of a strain of E. coli O157 in England and Scotland in 2019.
Investigators concluded the source of infection was likely Scottish cattle and the outbreak strain
Continue Reading Study details second peak after initial E. coli infections
A study on the presence of Toxoplasma gondii in retail meat in Scotland has highlighted venison as potentially high risk.
Toxoplasma gondii DNA was detected in 48 of 149 venison samples over two sampling periods.
Continue Reading Study suggests higher risk of Toxoplasma infection from venison
More than 150 people were affected by an outbreak of Salmonella from raw goats’ milk cheese in 2018, according to a recent report.
France recorded 147 cases, of which 133 were confirmed, 13 were probable
Continue Reading Large Salmonella outbreak from raw goats’ milk cheese revealed
A consumer group wants mandatory display of food hygiene ratings across the United Kingdom so people can make informed choices when dining out.
Which? said it was concerned consumers are at risk of being left
Continue Reading Which? renews mandatory hygiene rating call
Findings of E. coli in more than one in 10 tests on private water supplies in Scotland is “unacceptable,” according to the body that regulates water quality.
A report from Scotland’s Drinking Water Quality Regulator
Continue Reading E. coli levels in private water supplies in Scotland deemed ‘unacceptable’
The number of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) cases in Scotland decreased slightly in 2017 but remains high compared to other UK countries, according to Health Protection Scotland.
A total of 167 cases of E.
Continue Reading Scottish STEC cases decline but rates still high
The owner of Scotland’s Errington Cheese Ltd. told a court this week that her business did not test its products for a harmful strain of E.coli that claimed the life of a 3-year-old child during
Continue Reading Cheese maker did not test raw milk for E. coli ; 1 died, 25 fell ill
In the final quarter of 2016, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) for the United Kingdom issued 34 food notices, including 17 for allergy alerts. Milk, nuts and gluten were the top three undeclared allergens named.
Continue Reading FSA releases food incident details for final quarter of 2016
The two North American vaccines developed since 2010 to reduce the dangerous E. coli in cattle by as much as 98 percent are still in limited demand in the marketplace. But that has not stopped
Continue Reading Researchers in Scotland develop E. coli vaccine for cattle
