Levels of E. coli infections reported in Scotland were marginally down in 2019 based on figures released by Health Protection Scotland. This past year, there were 150 cases of E. coli O157 and 108 of ...

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There were 11 foodborne outbreaks in Scotland this past year with almost 50 people falling ill. Salmonella and Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) were the most frequently reported organisms.

At a meeting with MP Martin Docherty-Hughes, director of public health Dr Linda de Caestecker and Dr Gillian Penrice, head of Health Protection Scotland, assured the MP that no evidence exists to show ...