Listeria outbreak at healthcare facility linked 'ineffective fridges'

A cancer patient died after eating a pre-packed sandwich while he was being treated at Royal Derby Hospital


Sandwiches were kept warm in "ineffective" fridges at a hospital where a patient contracted listeria after eating one and died, according to an article on the BBC website.

A cancer patient died after eating a pre-packed sandwich while he was being treated at Royal Derby Hospital in Derby, London.

The problems with the fridges were identified days before the patient  ate the sandwich when an environmental health officer visited.

The hospital said it has since reviewed how its food is stored on wards.

Read the article.



November 13, 2019


Topic Area: Food Service


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