In 2009, 93 people, mostly young children, were sickened in an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 linked to the Godstone Farm in Surrey, U.K. A year later, an independent inquiry into the matter has produced a report that concluded that dozens of cases of E. coli O157:H7 "could have been.jpg)
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Agency Report on U.K. Petting Zoo E. coli O157:H7 Outbreak Due
By Dave Babcock on
Posted in Food Poisoning Information
A report on last summer’s outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 , traced to the Godstone Farm in Surrey, U.K. is due shortly, according to the BBC. Ninety-three people, mostly young children, were sickened in the outbreak.
The inquiry was ordered by the Health Protection Agency. The Agency was criticized for a slow response to the…