Ace Food Desk – Salmonella Outbreaks Increase in U.S. & U.K as E-Coli Linked to Raw Milk Cheese: By Food Safety News • 28 Sept 2026
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It’s Monday, Sept. 28, 2026. Salmonella outbreaks have sickened hundreds in the United Kingdom and dozens in the United States, while a new E. coli outbreak has been linked to raw milk cheese and a hepatitis A outbreak tied to clams continues.
Here are the biggest food safety stories from the past week, along with the latest recalls.
1. UK patient count in Salmonella outbreak passes 600
More than 600 people have fallen sick as part of three Salmonella outbreaks in the United Kingdom and two have died.
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), Food Standards Agency (FSA), Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA), and others are investigating the Salmonella Enteritidis clusters which have affected 622 people.
More than 170 ill people have been interviewed and 143 reported eating food prepared outside the home in the week prior to symptom onset. Investigations have linked 47 cases to 11 businesses, with at least 24 infected people eating dishes containing eggs. The eggs come from multiple sources, but two large importers are being investigated further.Read the full story
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2. New E. coli outbreak linked to raw milk cheese
The FDA and CDC are investigating a new outbreak of E. coli O26:H11 infections linked to Sierra Nevada Graziers grass-fed raw milk cheese.
As of Sept. 25, there are 13 confirmed patients, more than half of whom are younger than 5 years old, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Ages range from 1 to 58, with a median of 5. Eight of the patients have required hospitalization and three have developed hemolytic uremic syndrome, which is a type of kidney failure that can also cause other serious problems including brain damage and death.
The sick people are spread across nine states coast to coast. The states with patients are California, Colorado, Georgia, Kentucky, Michigan, Nevada, Oregon, Tennessee and Utah. Illness onset dates range from July 7 through Aug. 26. Read the full story
3. Hepatitis A outbreak traced to clams continues
The CDC and FDA are continuing to investigate an outbreak of hepatitis A infections linked to imported black clams.
The Food and Drug Administration has posted a warning about La Serranita-brand concha negra (black shell) fresh frozen shell meat from Ecuador in 16-ounce plastic packages.
As of Sept. 17, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was reporting 37 people had been infected. Illness onset ranges from July 30, 2025, through June 23, 2026. Of 37 patients, 30 have required hospitalization.Read the full story
4. Salmonella outbreak linked to Italian tomatoes again
German investigations into a Salmonella outbreak that sickened more than 100 people have once more pointed to Italian tomatoes as the source.
A Salmonella Strathcona outbreak during the 2025-2026 season involved 116 cases in Germany, comprising 100 confirmed and 16 probable infections.
Patients were classified as confirmed cases if they fell ill between June 2025 and March 2026 and whole genome sequencing analysis of the data identified the same outbreak strain as in previous years, according to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI).Read the full story
5. Salmonella outbreak traced to sprouts spreads to 2 more states
Ten people have been added to the patient count in a Salmonella Bovismorbificans outbreak from recalled broccoli sprouts traced to Evergreen Fresh Sprouts LLC.
As of Sept. 24 there were 32 confirmed patients across six states. On Sept. 9 there were 22 patients across four states.
This outbreak associated with Evergreen Fresh Sprouts of Moyie Springs, ID, is separate from an outbreak of Salmonella and E. coli infections linked to Everything Sprouts produced in Minneapolis, MN. The Everything Sprouts outbreak has sickened 55 people.Read the full story
Also this week: Expired eggs used in meal linked to Salmonella outbreak
At least 250 people, including 10 adults, have fallen ill in a Salmonella outbreak at a school in Prague, Czech Republic. Health officials found that eggs used in a spaghetti carbonara dish were nearly a week past their best-before date and are investigating whether improper cooking also played a role. More than 40 people have been hospitalized.
Stay Informed
That’s it for this week’s Food Safety News roundup. We’ll continue tracking outbreaks, recalls, investigations and other developments affecting food safety around the world.
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