At least 15 people struck down by an E. coli outbreak that killed a three-year-old girl ate the Scottish blue cheese Dunsyre Blue before falling ill, food standards officials said on Thursday. As it emerged that two more people had been treated in hospital after being infected with the bacteria, Food Standards Scotland (FSS) said that it had “reconvened” a response team ten days after declaring the outbreak over. Of the 22 people now known to have been infected, 15 ate the Dunsyre Blue brand while another four had eaten blue cheese but were uncertain which type they had consumed,…

Source: The Times September 15, 2016 23:00 UTC