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Harmful bugs can thrive in your kitchen sponge for weeks – and you won’t be able to tell

That kitchen sponge sitting by your sink is not as innocent as it looks. It could be harbouring Salmonella enteritidis, E coli or Staphylococcus aureus – and there’s no way to tell just by looking at it or smelling it.

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Tui faces scrutiny over E coli-linked death of baby after holiday in Egypt

Two other small British children who stayed at same hotel fell critically ill from same condition months earlier

The Guardian - UK

British baby dies after contracting E coli on Egypt holiday

One-year-old Ariella Mann developed a rare kidney condition linked to E coli after staying at the hotel, lawyers said

The Independent UK

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FDA Recall Alert Raw Farm Cheese Products Flagged for Possible E coli Risk

Protecting your family from foodborne illness requires paying close attention to federal health and safety alerts. The government recently issued a severe warning regarding a specific brand of artisanal dairy products. A dangerous bacterial outbreak is currently linked to cheese sold at local markets and boutique grocery stores. Consumers must…

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Calls for change to rules after stretch of Thames fails to gain bathing water status

Campaigners in Henley say insufficient number of bathers to qualify for status is result of poor water quality

The Guardian - UK

Nine people sick from E coli linked to raw cheese from California farm, more than half of them children

Raw Farm was also linked to 2024 salmonella outbreak that sickened 165 people and deaths of two cats from bird flu

The Guardian - US

Cheese from largest US raw milk distributor linked to E coli outbreak

Cheddar cheese from California-based Raw Farm identified as ‘likely source’ of infections across multiple states

The Guardian - US

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Realtime pollution alerts needed on Windermere, campaigners say after boy nearly dies

Exclusive: Claire Earley’s son Rex spent six weeks in hospital after contracting E coli from contaminated lake

The Guardian - UK

The death of Heather Preen: how an eight-year-old lost her life amid sewage crisis

In 1999, Heather Preen contracted E coli on a Devon beach. Two weeks later she died. Now, as a new Channel 4 show dramatises the scandal, her mother, Julie Maughan, explains why she is still looking for someone to take responsibility

The Guardian - UK

Viruses appear to be getting stronger in space – and scientists don’t know why

Space ‘fundamentally changes’ how viruses and bacteria interact, researchers say

The Independent UK

‘Do not eat’ warning issued over supermarket hummus

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The Independent UK

Sainsbury’s recalls two own-brand hummus varieties over E coli fears

FSA says items could contain shiga toxin-producing Stec strain and have been recalled as a precaution

The Guardian - UK

Sainsbury’s recalls own-brand houmous because of E.coli fears

The Food Standards Agency said the affected batches could contain shiga toxin-producing E.coli.

Evening Standard

Major supermarket recalls own-brand hummus over deadly E coli fears

Customers should not eat the products and instead return them

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196 people fell sick during E coli outbreak linked to salad

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Surge in deadly E coli cases linked to contaminated salad leaves that killed two people

Sandwiches, wraps and salads sold at major supermarkets were pulled from shelves over E coli fears last year

The Independent UK

How E.coli could be used to make paracetamol

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The Independent UK

Common bacteria could turn plastic waste into painkillers, study finds

Finding could lead to new recycling methods

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The Guardian - UK

Scientists use bacteria to turn plastic waste into paracetamol

Genetically modified E coli used to create painkillers from material produced from plastic bottles

Radio France Internationale

French health chiefs identify E coli as cause of major food poisoning outbreak

Health authorities were on Monday awaiting further tests on meat samples from several butchers following an outbreak of E coli food poisoning in northern France that has killed a 12-year-old girl and affected 17 other children.

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Woman Gets Horrifying 7-Year Infection After Her Boyfriend Farts In Her Face

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The Guardian - UK

Childhood toxin exposure ‘may be factor in bowel cancer rise in under-50s’

Researchers say mutations more often found in younger patients’ tumours caused by toxin secreted by E coli strains

The Independent UK

Selection row and water quality fears threaten to overshadow Boat Race

Cambridge and Oxford have been warned against entering the River Thames due to E coli levels in the water

The Guardian - UK

Campaigners find sewage pollution and E coli in Boat Race water

Tests ahead of Sunday’s race revealed E coli levels three times above the threshold for poor bathing water

The Times of India

Losing weight can protect against a range of chronic conditions, but certain ways of shedding pounds could raise risk of deadly diseases. A new study warns that a hugely popular weight loss diet keto could increase risk of colon cancer, the condition fast rising among young people.

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