FSA statement on Salmonella Gold-coast incident

The Food Standards Agency, with Public Health England and local authorities, is  investigating an outbreak of a particular strain of salmonella, called  Salmonella Gold-coast, which is known to have caused 18 cases of illness.

The investigation has identified potential links between the outbreak and the consumption of whelks from independent shops, market stalls and mobile seafood vans, largely in the East Anglia area. As part of this investigation, Lynn  Shellfish Ltd of King’s Lynn (formally known as Heiploeg or Heiploeg and Lynn
Shrimpers) has issued a recall of all batches of frozen and chilled whelks. Read full article from here: