Mrs. Kirkman’s cheese confirmed as link in 36 E. coli O145 illnesses in the UK
Bill Marler
MARCH 10, 2024
According to Food Safety News, the outbreak strain has been found at a farm that supplied the milk used to make Mrs Kirkham’s unpasteurized cheese, which was linked to an E. coli outbreak in the UK. In total, 36 confirmed and one probable Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) O145 infections have been reported, with 29 in England and eight in Scotland since late July 2023, with most falling ill in November.
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