UK salmonella outbreak leaves one dead and hundreds ill

A person has died and hundreds have fallen ill with salmonella food poisoning in an outbreak that UK experts believe is linked to eating food made with imported eggs.

A person has died, and hundreds have fallen ill amid a reported outbreak of salmonella food poisoning in the UK.

Josh Milton | Senior science and technology reporter Published August 18, 2026 2:12pm Updated August 18, 2026 2:12pm 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 importe

UKHSA says one person has died due to the outbreak, with 47 confirmed cases in London

It may be linked to eggs being imported from outside Britain, according to the UK Health Security Agency

More than 200 salmonella cases have been confirmed across the UK, with health officials investigating a possible link to imported eggs.

One person has died in a food poisoning outbreak, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has confirmed

People affected include babies and people as old as 90, according to the UKHSA

One person has died and hundreds have been left ill with food poisoning after a salmonella outbreak, health officials say.