Food standards authorities in the UK issue Salmonella warning

2021-12-16 foodingredientsfirst

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Food Standards Scotland (FSS) is issuing further instructions to reptile owners, following an outbreak of human salmonellosis linked to frozen mice used to feed snakes and other animals and birds.

FSS, along with the Food Standards Agency (FSA), Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, the Animal and Plant Health Agency, the UK Health Security Agency, Public Health Wales and Public Health Scotland, are advising animal keepers not to feed their pets specific batches of frozen mice.

Since the outbreak was first reported in 2015, there have been almost 900 cases of illness.

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Food standards authorities in the UK issue Salmonella warning