date:Jan 10, 2023
The United Kingdom was hit by two outbreaks linked to melon in 2021, according to a recently released study. It was already known that the country was part of a multi-country Salmonella Braenderup outbreak, caused by melons from Honduras. However, there was another outbreak due to E. coli O157 which was also linked to imported melons, according to a study published in the Journal of Food Protection.
In July and August 2021, there were 17 cases of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) O157:H7 in