Alert after new E-coli outbreak

EDINBURGH - A warning not to eat cold meat bought from an Edinburgh butcher was issued by health officials last night after three…

EDINBURGH - A warning not to eat cold meat bought from an Edinburgh butcher was issued by health officials last night after three people fell ill with E-coli poisoning. Two of the victims are being treated in hospitals.

All three have been confirmed as having E-coli 0157 - the bacteria which has killed 20 people in Scotland in two outbreaks in recent months.

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