Daily Mail
Children are among scores of victims taken ill after eating rocket leaves infected with a deadly strain of E.coli in an outbreak that has already claimed two lives, it emerged last night.
More than 150 people across Britain have been affected by the bug, which is being linked with rocket imported from Mediterranean countries.
The outbreak has now left more than 60 patients needing hospital treatment.
BBC
People in the UK have been advised to thoroughly wash mixed salad leaves amid concern that this food could be the source of a recent E. coli outbreak. The bug has affected more than 150 people and killed two.
Public Health England advises people to remove any loose soil before storing vegetables, and wash all vegetables and salads thoroughly that will be eaten raw unless they have been pre-prepared and are specifically labelled “ready to eat”.
Health officials admit that washing foods is not 100% fail-safe, but it gives people the best chance against infection.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-36822962
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