Database 'could be set up' after E coli outbreak
Commercial insurance
20th March 2009
The Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA) could set up a central database for all meat suppliers after a critical report into an E coli outbreak.
During the incident in 2005, a five-year-old boy died and 156 other people became ill, reports the BBC.
A report on the outbreak criticised Bridgend local council's environmental health inspector for not adequately examining the premises of William Tudor, a butcher who was jailed after pleading guilty to selling contaminated meat.
Steve Thomas, the chief executive of the WLGA, said the effective exchange of information is vitally important if such incidents are to be avoided in the future.
"It might be, however, that some sort of common risk register, some database across Wales should be put in place and could be investigated," he commented.
The WLGA represents the interests of local authorities in Wales, as well as national park, fire and rescue, and police authorities.
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