UK -NHS hospital sandwiches can kill you: Top scientists blames patients’ food for cases of lethal listeria infection

Daily Mail

Hospitals are risking patients’ lives by serving them sandwiches contaminated with a lethal bug, say experts in a shocking report.

The danger comes in pre-packed sandwiches, a popular menu option with many patients – and one that NHS managers like because they are cheap and easy to serve.

But food safety advisers are warning that they can contain the deadly bug listeria, which can trigger meningitis. It also kills up to 30 per cent of those it infects.

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