AN OUTBREAK of salmonella has left 18 people needing treatment.  It is blamed on raw eggs used in mayonnaise and affected customers and staff at an unamed island catering establishment.

Environmental health inspectors visited the premises last week and a spokesman said the infection had been contained. ‘The Environmental Health section is currently investigating a salmonella food-poisoning outbreak involving a local catering establishment,’ he said.

‘At present it is known that 18 people became infected during the period 13-17 June. Some of those infected were catering staff from the premises involved, some were visitors to the island and others were local residents.’

The spokesman would not confirm the location of the outbreak as he said the premises had been deemed fit to continue catering. ‘There have been no cases of salmonella associated with these premises involving food consumed after 17 June,’ he said.