The Food Safety Authority of Ireland have warned Irish consumers not to eat raw bean sprouts.
A second outbreak of ecoili poisoning is thought to be associated with the vegetable in France.
Earlier this month a number of people died in Germany after becoming infected with the same bug.
Experts believe that the last outbreak and the latest one in France are both associated with eating bean sprouts.
Professor Alan Reilly of the FSAI has said that until the exact source of the outbreak is known, Irish consumers should not eat raw beansprouts and caterers should not serve them.
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