26 sick; Real China Salmonella victims take legal action in UK

Victims of a recent Salmonella outbreak which has been linked to a Chinese restaurant in Hampshire “want answers”.

salm.george-williams_23-232x300A total of 26 people who were affected by the illness, many of whom ate at the Real China restaurant in Eastleigh, are taking legal action.

The restaurant closed voluntarily for a week on 24 July.

A spokesman for Real China said a full inspection had been done and there was no obvious source of the outbreak.

As precautionary measures restaurant staff have been retrained in cleaning procedures and they will use only British eggs rather than a mix of Spanish and British eggs.

Almost 250 people in the UK were affected and Public Health England is investigating.

It is thought the outbreak originated from a single egg source and people in Europe have also been affected.

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