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What's worse than finding a worm in your salad? Finding a host of deadly bacteria, unfortunately. Global scientists and food safety specialists are becoming increasingly concerned as more than 200 Brits have been hit with a rare strain of E. Coli linked to contaminated salad leaves in the last month.
" A 2019 review of research co-authored by Prof Hunter which analysed STEC outbreaks linked to lettuce between 1995 and 2018 found that poor practices in vegetable processing and animal faeces near growing fields were common factors contributing to outbreaks. The UK Health Security Agency typically records around 1 500 confirmed STEC infections annually, but the recent outbreak has seen 211 locals infected in just over two weeks.
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