Contaminated chicken used in kebabs to blame for food poisoning outbreak

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Contaminated chicken found in kebab meat products is thought to have caused an outbreak of food poisoning in Ireland, leaving four people hospitalised.

Reports of Salmonella Virchow ST16 have been identified in four EU countries alongside Ireland, with a total of 210 cases identified since June 2017, according to a report released by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC).