Independent report

Escherichia coli (E. coli) O157: report on 2009 Godstone Farm incident

Report of the Independent Investigation Committee, led by Professor Griffin, on the 2009 E. coli O157 outbreak at Godstone Farm in Surrey.

• From: Public Health England
• Published: 1 November 2011

Documents

Review of the major outbreak of E. Coli O157 in Surrey, 2009

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Report on the work of the Godstone multi-agency implementation committee, 2011

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Details

In August and September 2009, an outbreak of E. coli O157 led to severe illness in a number of visitors to Godstone Farm in Surrey. The Health Protection Agency (HPA), now part of Public Health England, established an independent investigation of the outbreak, including:

• the factors that contributed to it
• how it was handled

The investigation’s report (The Griffin Report) made recommendations to a variety of organisations to reduce the risk of future farm-related E. coli O157 outbreaks.

In response to the report, the HPA set up a multi-agency committee to address the recommendations.

Published 1 November 2011