Two people died of health complications from salmonella poisoning after eating infected pork from a butchers, an inquest found.
Sandra Blake, 68, and Stewart Graham, 66, separately contracted the infection in February 2018 and later died. Teesside Coroner’s Court heard this week how they had eaten meat from Chapman and Sons in Blackhall Colliery in County Durham.
Recording a narrative verdict, assistant coroner Karin Welsh said the pair died of natural causes contributed to by the effects of salmonella.
She said environmental health officers had identified potential issues with hand washing at the butcher’s shop, which shut shortly after the outbreak.
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