Wendy WilliamsSPANISH eggs are once again being blamed for an outbreak of salmonella poisoning in the UK.
The Health Protection Agency (HPA) claims that a supplier in Spain may be linked to 136 cases this year.
It is the latest in a long line of food poisoning outbreaks, which have killed 17 people since 2004.
The HPA’s Dr Joe Kearney, who is chairman of the outbreak control team, said: “The Spanish authorities have been alerted and measures have been taken to eliminate the risk of (further) contamination.”
The hens at the farm – which has not yet been named – have been culled and their sheds are being cleaned.
It comes just weeks after Spanish cucumbers were blamed for a deadly E.coli virus that killed 16 people and is rumoured to have cost Spanish fruit and vegetable exporters 200 million euros a week.
