At least a dozen in hospital over pork scratching salmonella outbreak
A ROGUE batch of pork scratchings has put at least a dozen people in hospital with salmonella.
Scores of people have fallen ill with diarrhoea, vomiting and fever after eating the Mr Porky products.
Supermarkets have announced emergency recalls as Public Health England and the Food Standards Agency urged people not to eat packets with a best-before date up to February 2022.
The dodgy pork products were made at a factory in Bolton, Lancs, run by the Tayto Group, Britain’s largest snack producer.
Public Health England said 176 people have fallen ill with salmonella poisoning — with "at least 12" needing hospital treatment.
There have been cases all over the country.
Rachael Newberry, 53, of South London, told The Sun: “A few days after I ate them, my stomach was gurgling and I felt awful.
“I was on the toilet all that night. I have been ill for about a week now and have only just started to feel better.
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“I’ve been completely put off pork scratchings for life.”
Tayto Group said: “We apologise for any inconvenience.”