Canberra café sickens 22 with salmonella from raw egg mayonnaise; owner says commercial mayo is foulest thing you’ve ever seen so I won’t use it’
Australia still has an egg problem.
Australia still has an egg problem.
Australia has an egg problem.
ABC News (the Australian one) reports four people have been treated in hospital after an outbreak of salmonella poisoning in Canberra.
The majority of victims presented to hospital on Friday.
Salmonella infection rates are skyrocketing across the ACT where more than 200 cases were officially notified in each of the past two years.
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