Salmonella infections in England at highest level in a decade, figures show

Non-typhoidal salmonella is a type of bacteria in contaminated foods such as meat, poultry and eggs. Photograph: SolStock/Getty Images

The number of people in England struck by salmonella poisoning after eating contaminated food has reached its highest level for a decade.

There were 10,406 laboratory-confirmed cases last year of non-typhoidal salmonella, the type of the bacteria found in contaminated foods such as meat, poultry and eggs.