A man who was diagnosed with E. coli during the recent deadly outbreak has told Sky News he feared he would die. John Daniels, a 66-year-old chartered surveyor, fell ill after he said he ate a chicken and bacon Caesar wrap bought at Boots in May. The product was one of those later recalled as a precautionary measure. The UK Health Security Agency is continuing to investigate the nationwide outbreak of the STEC strain of E. coli.
Coli is particularly nasty and almost half of those confirmed to have been infected were admitted to hospital. Mr Daniels said he was interviewed by the UKHSA while in hospital and has now asked lawyers to investigate his case. 'It should be safe for the general public to go to a shop and buy a sandwich that isn't going to cause serious illness or, in some cases, worse,' he said.