date:Sep 16, 2013
An outbreak of an unusual type of salmonella infection, Salmonella Typhimurium, across England and Wales is being investigated by Public Health England, Public Health Wales, the FSA and local authority environmental health officers.
Consumption of cooked ham from small independent butchers has been identified as a potential common link to the illness.
The outbreak was first detected in Wales in August and centred mainly in North Wales, with additional clusters being investigated in England in