Popularity of petting farms and eating salads raises E.coli rates: Number of people infected with the bug soared past 40,000 last year
- Some hospitals have reported a near doubling of e-coli rates in the last year
- Experts say the bacteria may becoming more resistant to antibodies
- The bug can be fatal to young children and the elderly
FoodWorld 
What’s the source of the data being reported here?
Hi Kaarin
Its from a newspaper but they don’t seem to quote their source – probably not susprisingly