Salmonella outbreak affecting UK ‘may have spread to chicken’

Craig Munro | Senior Politics Reporter Published August 24, 2026 4:23pm Updated August 24, 2026 4:24pm European health researchers have said a Dutch investigation pointed towards chicken meat as a potential source (Picture: Shutterstock / Matias Rondinella) A Salmonella outbreak affecting the UK and six other countries

On Friday, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the agency is aware of 55 cases nationally, including four people who have been hospitalized