Belgium hit by large Salmonella outbreak with 300 left ill after eating contaminated eggs

NewsWorldEuropeBelgium hit by large Salmonella outbreak with 300 left ill after eating contaminated eggsHealth authorities warned the number of cases is expected to climbSuha Kidwai Wednesday 19 August 2026 12:12 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b3035516","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/belgium-salmonella-outbreak-contaminated-eggs-b3035516.html","title":"Belgium hit by large Salmonella outbreak with 300 left ill from contaminated eggs"}}CloseDozens sick from salmonella outbreak linked to tomatoesOn The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"pianoFieldName":"receiveOnTheGround","regTitle":"On The Ground","subscriptionGroup":"on_the_ground","subscriptionGroupId":"14806361-6435-4d19-b06e-05326605fb01","pathPrefix":["/news/world/europe","/news/world/middle-east","/news/world/australasia","/news/world/africa","/asia"],"associatedAuthors":["Bel Trew","Sam Kiley"],"title":"On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","mobileTitle":"Get a weekly international news dispatch","lengthenedMobileTitle":"Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/onTheGround1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveOnTheGround","regSourceSection":"Europe","regSourceNewsletter":"NSC"}}A Salmonella outbreak at a Belgian poultry farm has left at least 300 people sick and triggered mass egg recall...