Health
Listeria kills three in UK
By Dana Malcolm
Staff Writer
#UnitedKingdom, June 25, 2022 – At least 3 people have died in an ongoing listeria outbreak in the United Kingdom linked to smoked fish. The Food Standards Agency in the UK says, “Listeria is widespread in the environment and can contaminate a range of food at low or standard refrigeration temperatures. It can be destroyed
At least 12 cases, six of them since January, are linked to the fish. Vulnerable individuals were especially affected by the outbreak including a pregnant woman and several elderly persons. The three victims who died were all over 65 years old.
The agency said there was no need to avoid smoked fish but to cook it thoroughly. Contaminated food may not look or smell spoiled but it can cause severe illness in pregnant women, cancer patients, children, and the elderly.