Dozens of people hospitalised due to salmonella in instant noodle pots

The outbreak, which has spread across 14 countries, began last year in November (Picture: Getty Images)

Nearly 50 people – more than 30 of them children – have been hospitalised by a major salmonella outbreak in instant noodle pots.

The outbreak is believed to have started in November last year, with 106 cases being reported as of June 27 this year across 14 countries, including the UK.

Food safety agency EFSA and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) have said in a statement: ‘Flavoured noodle products are the most likely source of an ongoing multi-country outbreak of infections, with evidence linking the cases to items from the same brand.’

While they did not specify the vendor, cases linked to the salmonella Stanley strain connected back to a Ukrainian producer.

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