Fox News reported that a 12-year-old girl died and at least 21 children were hospitalized after an E. coli outbreak caused by contaminated meat, prompting the closure of six butcher shops in France, officials said. The severe outbreak first emerged on June 12 near the city of Saint-Quentin in northern France. Multiple butcher shops have closed after E. coli contamination was allegedly linked to the death of a 12-year-old girl and 22 other hospitalizations. Initial tests determined that the outbreak was caused by E. coli, likely from contaminated meat consumption. Nine of the patients developed hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS). The outbreak meat had been served at two sporting events and a school fair as recently as June 22. The French authorities warned people not to consume meat bought from those butchers after June 1, to clean their refrigerators thoroughly if they had purchased any, and to prevent transmission by practicing handwashing. @ https://www.foxnews.com/food-drink/butcher-shops-close-e-coli-outbreak-kills-12-year-old-girl-hospitalizes-21-children
