Japan – 12 hit by food poisoning after tasting apples at east Japan orchard; STEC E. coli detected

Posted on December 1, 2023 by | Leave a comment

Mainichi

MITO — A total of 12 people became ill after tasting apples at an east Japan orchard, the Ibaraki Prefectural Government announced on Nov. 29.

The prefecture concluded it was a food poisoning case after the pathogenic O157 strain of the E. coli bacteria was detected in the victim’s excrement.

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