One dead and hundreds ill after UK salmonella outbreak from imported eggs

One dead and hundreds ill after UK salmonella outbreak from imported eggs Josh Milton | Senior science and technology reporter Published August 18, 2026 2:12pm Updated August 18, 2026 4:01pm Public health and food safety officials have tied the outbreak to imported eggs (Picture: Getty Images) At least one person has died amid an outbreak of salmonella in the UK thought to be tied to imported eggs, food safety officials told Metro. Since August last year, 207 people have fallen ill with salmonella, a bacteria that causes food poisoning. Cases have risen in recent weeks 199 have been in England, six in Scotland, one in Wales and one in Northern Ireland. London has seen the highest number of infections at 47, while Yorkshire and the Humber saw 38. More than a third of those affected – some b