UK: Law means it could take Sark over six weeks to close a source of E. coli

Posted: September 30th, 2009 - 2:57pm
Source: Guernsey Press

Sark would be unable to react quickly enough to an outbreak of E. coli because of inadequacies in its catering law.
Accusations of a slow response to the recent outbreak made against Surrey authorities have ‘refocused’ Sark’s Public Health Committee on making sure it could deal with a similar problem.
Committee chairman David Melling said an outbreak like the one at Godstone Farm could seriously damage Sark’s tourist industry.

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Date Published: 
29.sep.09
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Guernsey Press
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Nigel Baudain
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