Child dies after E. coli outbreak linked to blue cheese

A child has died after becoming infected with E.coli linked to a brand of blue cheese.

The child, who has not been named, died following an outbreak of the infection at a Scottish school.

A multi-agency incident management team (IMT) chaired by Health Protection Scotland was investigating an outbreak of the same strain of E.coli 0157 in which 20 people were infected.

It found those affected had consumed Dunsyre Blue, made by Lanarkshire-based Errington Cheese, before they became unwell.

IMT chair Dr Alison Smith-Palmer said: "On behalf of the IMT, I would like to take this opportunity to extend our deepest sympathies to the family of the child who has died.