The outbreak has been potentially connected to eggs imported into the UK from overseas with infections linked to dining at small caf\u00e9s, restaurants, and takeaway establishments, according to the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA).<\/p>\n
As of September 1 the UKHSA has recorded 305 confirmed cases and one death from salmonella associated with the initial salmonella enteritidis cluster.<\/p>\n
Two further clusters of the bacteria have been identified with cases rising across all three clusters since June.<\/p>\n
A total of 182 confirmed cases have been linked to the t0.24068 cluster in England, with no deaths reported. Stay informed on the latest health news by signing up to our newsletter here<\/a><\/p>\n There has been a total of 41 confirmed cases and one death linked to the t5.9765 cluster in England.<\/p>\n The genetic similarity of these clusters, combined with food traceability information, suggests these outbreaks may all be linked to imported eggs and are being investigated together, the UKHSA has stated.<\/p>\n The agency maintains that the risk to the general public from salmonella remains low.<\/p>\n Residents across Wales have been advised to inspect their eggs before consumption to minimise the risk of contracting salmonella.<\/p>\n To confirm your egg is safe to eat, look for the Red Lion symbol, along with the eight-digit code.<\/p>\n Brits have been urged to check their eggs and the best before date(Image: Egg Info)<\/p>\n Most individuals who contract a salmonella infection encounter mild symptoms including diarrhoea, stomach cramps, fever, and occasionally nausea, vomiting, or headache but those with compromised immune systems such as very young children, the elderly, pregnant women, and immunocompromised individuals can suffer more serious reactions.<\/p>\n More severe symptoms can include bloodstream infections, infection of metastatic sites, sepsis, and multi-organ failure.<\/p>\n The Food Standards Agency provides guidance on the safe storage, handling, and use of eggs in catering settings. It includes an egg safety checklist that states:<\/p>\n buy eggs from reputable suppliersdo not accept or use damaged or dirty eggsfollow good hygiene practicesrefrigerate eggs where possibledo not use eggs beyond their best before datetake extra care with raw or lightly-cooked egg dishesalways be mindful of who you\u2019re cooking for, especially if there\u2019s a risk your consumers could be vulnerable to salmonella infectionuse pasteurised eggs, Lion Code, or Laid in Britain assured eggs when serving vulnerable consumerskeep pooled liquid egg refrigerated until use, never top up with new eggs, and use on the same dayalways cook non-hen eggs thoroughlyserve egg dishes straightaway or cool them quickly and keep chilled<\/p>\n Get daily breaking news updates on your phone by joining our WhatsApp community here<\/a>. We occasionally treat members to special offers, promotions and ads from us and our partners. See our Privacy Notice.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The outbreak may be linked to eggs imported to the UK from abroad with cases associated with eating…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":763497,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[59,102,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-763496","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-health","tag-gb","tag-health","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/763496","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=763496"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/763496\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/763497"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=763496"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=763496"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=763496"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Egg](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0_Egg-stamp-diagrams-with-explainers.jpg\")
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