Two butcher outlets in northern France have briefly closed after a baby died from extreme meals poisoning, mentioned native authorities on Friday.
Eight youngsters have come down with extreme meals poisoning since June 12 after consuming meat merchandise from the 2 companies within the northern metropolis of Saint-Quentin.
5 of them contracted a uncommon foodborne sickness referred to as hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), together with a 12-year-old lady who died.
HUS normally happens after somebody ingests E.coli, generally discovered within the intestine of people and warm-blooded animals. HUS can result in kidney failure, everlasting well being issues and even demise, in response to the Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention.
It’s “not possible at this stage to verify that the consumption of merchandise from these two institutions is the supply of the contamination,” native authorities mentioned.
However the youngsters all consumed meat or meat merchandise from these two butchers a number of days earlier than signs appeared, it mentioned.
Authorities have closed the 2 outlets as a precautionary measure whereas samples from each shops are examined.
The authorities mentioned they need to have the outcomes “early subsequent week” and an investigation has been launched into the place the meat got here from.
HUS impacts between 100 and 165 youngsters in France annually, in response to the nation’s public well being company.
E. coli outbreaks have additionally made headlines just lately within the U.S. Earlier this month, the Division of Agriculture’s Meals Security and Inspection Service introduced that floor beef that was distributed nationwide could also be contaminated with E. coli.
In November, a carrot recall was issued by California grower Grimmway Farms after practically 40 circumstances have been recorded in 18 states. At the very least 15 individuals have been hospitalized and one particular person died, the CDC mentioned.
The month earlier than that, an outbreak linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders killed one particular person in Colorado and affected at the very least 104 individuals throughout 14 states, in response to the CDC.
