The outbreak of a rare bacterial infection, listeriosis, in Ireland is “unusual” in that it relates to food that should be reheated or cooked, a professor in microbiology has said.
Experts have called on members of the public to ensure they heat pre-prepared food products “thoroughly” to reduce the risk of further infection.
On Wednesday, the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) confirmed an adult with listeriosis has died, and the watchdog is investigating an “extensive outbreak” of the disease.
Nine cases of listeriosis have been identified as of July 22nd, it said, and there has been a “voluntary precautionary recall” of 141 ready-made products “due to a link with the outbreak”.
Catherine Rees, Professor of Microbiology at the University of Nottingham, joined us on The Agenda to tell us more about this.
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