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Belfast Telegraph
22-05-2025
- Health
- Belfast Telegraph
Urgent milk recall issued in Northern Ireland over E. coli contamination fears
The recall – impacting Northern Ireland customers alone – was issued by Kenneth Hanna's Farm Shop over their 'Ken's Raw Jersey Milk' due to the possible contamination of the product with Shiga-toxin producing E. coli (STEC). The Food Standards Agency said the alert applies to the shop's 2-litre products and the recall applies to all batch-codes and all use-by dates. A notice in the farm shop itself states: 'Urgent all customers please observe this notice. As a precautionary measure we are recalling all batches and use-by dates of our raw cow's milk due to a potential link to illness from E. coli. "Please return or destroy any implicated milk or product made from this raw milk.' News Catch Up - Thursday 22 May In a risk statement published on the website of the Food Standards Agency, they said: 'The possible presence of STEC in this product. 'Symptoms caused by STEC organisms include severe diarrhoea (including bloody diarrhoea), abdominal pain, and sometimes haemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), a serious condition that can lead to kidney failure and can be fatal. 'If you are experiencing these symptoms, you should stay away from work, school or nursery until you have stopped having symptoms for at least 48 hours to avoid passing it on to others.' They added: 'If you have bought the above product, do not drink it or use it to make dairy products. Instead, return it to the place of purchase or dispose of it and any products made from it.'
Wales Online
22-05-2025
- Health
- Wales Online
Urgent recall issued for milk with ‘do not drink' warning
Urgent recall issued for milk with 'do not drink' warning Customers are being urged to return affected bottles due to fears they have been contaminate with E-coli Bottles of milk from a farm shop have been recalled (Image: (Image: Getty) ) A farm shop brand has recalled bottles of milk over fears they may have been contaminated with bacteria. Kenneth Hanna's Farm Shop, a farm shop brand, has issued a recall for its two-litre bottles of Ken's Raw Jersey Milk. Customers who have purchased the product were advised: "Do not drink it or use it to make dairy products. Instead, return it to the place of purchase or dispose of it and any products made from it." The Food Standards Agency issued a notice stating that the milk may contain Shiga-toxin producing E. coli (STEC). It added: "Symptoms caused by STEC organisms include severe diarrhoea (including bloody diarrhoea), abdominal pain, and sometimes haemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), a serious condition that can lead to kidney failure and can be fatal." They also advised: "If you are experiencing these symptoms, you should stay away from work, school or nursery until you have stopped having symptoms for at least 48 hours to avoid passing it on to others", reports the Express. Article continues below The recall is applicable to all use-by dates and batch codes for the item. is a bacteria found in the intestines of warm-blooded organisms, including humans. While most strains are harmless, some can cause severe food poisoning. Article continues below Common sources of STEC outbreaks include raw or undercooked ground meat products, raw milk, and contaminated vegetables. Young children and the elderly are particularly susceptible to life-threatening illness.
Daily Mirror
22-05-2025
- Health
- Daily Mirror
Urgent warning issued as milk pulled from shelves due to deadly bacteria
Raw milk is unpasteurised and unfiltered, and is popular due to its creamy taste and thickness. However, unlike pasteurised milk, it hasn't been heat-treated to kill off bacteria An urgent recall notice has been issued as a popular milk brand could make people seriously ill. The Food Standards Agency issued the notice on Wednesday, and it covers milk from Kenneth Henna's Raw Jersey Milk in Northern Ireland. Raw milk is unpasteurised and unfiltered, and is popular due to its creamy taste and thickness. However, unlike pasteurised milk, it hasn't been heat-treated to kill off bacteria. According to the recall notice, the two-litre dairy product could be contaminated with Shiga-toxin producing E. coli (STEC). Consuming this bacteria can make people very sick, with symptoms including abdominal cramps, watery and/or bloody diarrhoea, a fever, and vomiting. However, some people are at risk of more severe health problems, potentially causing haemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS). HUS can lead to kidney failure and can be fatal in some cases. STEC infection is more likely to occur in vulnerable groups, such as the young and those with weakened immune systems. The recall notice affects all "Ken's Raw Jersey Milk" products, including all batch codes and use-by dates. Even though the recall is a "precautionary" notice, the Food Standards Agency has urged anyone who has bought the product not to consume it. Instead, they should dispose of it or return it to their place of purchase. The farm shop has displayed point-of-sale notices explaining the recall to customers who may have purchased the affected milk. For further information on the recall notice, you can contact Kenneth Hanna's Farm Shop on 07710203082. Join Money Saving Club's specialist topics What are recall notices? Products can be recalled for a range of different reasons including safety – if a product displays risks for the customer – or quality – when the product isn't working as it should be. The Food Standards Agency is in charge of issuing alerts when a food product has a problem. The product can either be "withdrawn," which means it is taken off the shelves, or "recalled," which means customers are asked to return it. Food products need to be recalled if they are found to have been contaminated with pathogens that could cause food poisoning or if plastic or metal has been found in them due to manufacturing faults. Food items also need to be recalled if any allergen information is missing or incorrect. The Office for Product Safety and Standards is responsible for everything else which does not fall into food, medicines, and vehicles.
Yahoo
12-03-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Researchers make concerning discovery after examining sheep feces found on lettuce crops: 'Increasing impacts on our health and food security'
While investigating the causes of a sizable E. coli outbreak that occurred in the United Kingdom in 2022, a team of researchers revealed some surprising potential connections between climate change and food contamination. After the 2022 outbreak that saw 259 reported cases of Shiga-toxin producing E. coli, or STEC, researchers traced the contamination back to lettuce that was tainted with sheep feces. As noted in their findings published by the journal Eurosurveillance, the team pinpointed a heavy rainfall event that may have washed the sheep feces onto a lettuce grower's land. Leveraging archived weather data, the researchers were able to connect the dots. "Using new techniques, we were able to use weather data (rainfall and temperature), information about how land is used and information about the location of sheep to better understand the events that led to the outbreak and the location of the lettuce grower," the report states. The researchers used the historic data to evaluate whether climate change may have played a role in the outbreak. Extreme weather events are occurring more frequently and more intensely due to rising global temperatures, so any connection there could be a public health concern."Climate change will have increasing impacts on our health and food security," the researchers wrote. "We expect to see more heavy rainfall events. The lettuce incriminated in this outbreak may have been contaminated by heavy rainfall and flooding, transporting STEC from animal faeces to crops in fields. Our new techniques could help to predict and prevent future outbreaks and inform risk assessments and risk management for farmers growing fresh produce for people to eat." According to the study, this specific region in the U.K. saw over four inches of rain on Aug. 16, 2022. This was preceded by a period of unusually dry weather — another potential factor in the spread of contamination. The research here suggests climate change may have been a significant driver of the E. coli outbreak. And anomalies in weather patterns could contribute to future contaminations, posing a challenge to the food supply and overall well-being. With global temperatures continuing to rise, it's expected that weather patterns will be further altered. The Environmental Protection Agency warns that higher temperatures will lead to an increase in severe weather events, jeopardizing human life and whole ecosystems. Do you worry about pesticides in your food? All the time Sometimes Not really I only eat organic Click your choice to see results and speak your mind. We are certainly already feeling the effects of climate change, but these researchers say their study could be invaluable to the prevention of future climate-related E. coli outbreaks. "Our new techniques could help to predict and prevent future outbreaks and inform risk assessments and risk management for farmers growing fresh produce for people to eat," the researchers wrote. And, by lowering greenhouse gas emissions, it's possible that we may be able to cool down our planet and mitigate the effects of global warming. The dramatic increase of temperatures can be linked to human activity since the 1800s, per NASA — so humans can do something about it. You can help in several different ways by making small changes at home. By switching to an electric vehicle and opting for renewable energy sources, you can significantly reduce your carbon footprint. Join our free newsletter for good news and useful tips, and don't miss this cool list of easy ways to help yourself while helping the planet.
