Salmonella outbreak linked to noodles affecting UK and 13 other countries

An outbreak of salmonella with more than 100 confirmed cases has been linked to flavoured noodles.

The ongoing situation spans 14 countries, including the UK, with most of the cases among children and young adults.

"Flavoured noodle products are the most likely source of an ongoing multi-country outbreak of infections, with evidence linking the cases to items from the same brand," food safety agency EFSA and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control said this week.

They did not specify the vendor, but said cases linked to the salmonella Stanley strain were connected to a producer in Ukraine.

In a statement last week, Reeva Foods cited an "alleged detection" of salmonella Stanley in a specific batch of its instant noodles produced by Euro Food Service, a Ukrainian manufacturer of Reeva products.

The company said it had launched an internal probe and withdrew the batches, adding: "The safety of our consumers is our top priority."

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Cases have been reported in Austria, Britain, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland and Sweden, authorities said.

They cited microbiological evidence that showed an outbreak strain detected in Germany and Lithuania in chicken-flavoured and hot-chicken-flavoured noodle products. They said further investigation was needed.

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