UPDATED: 09:32, November 01, 2005
Seventeen ill in France due to bacteria contaminated meat
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At least 17 people went ill after eating bacteria contaminated minced
meat sold in a popular supermarket chain in France, authorities said
Monday.
All but one of the victims were children, they were rushed to hospital
and some in intensive care with severe gastrointestinal problems,
especially bloody diarrhea, pallor and fatigue.
The government's Health Monitoring Institute said the illness was
caused by Escherichia coli, a bacteria found in cows' stomachs that can
live on in undercooked beef.
According to the medical sources, ten of the children were suffering a
related complication called hemolytic uremic syndrome, in which red
blood cells are destroyed and the kidneys fail.
The head of Leclerc chain of supermarkets, Michel-Edouard Leclerc, told
RTL radio that the product was being recalled but several days are
needed because of vacations.
Source: Xinhua
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