A crisp firm has been fined after almost 600 people fell ill with salmonella from eating 'Mr Porky' pork scratchings. Tayto Group Ltd was prosecuted following an outbreak of the illness linked to its factory in Westhoughton, Bolton. One woman said she has 'never been so ill' after getting salmonella from a box of the contaminated product. Victim Ruanda Davis, from Cardiff, was hospitalised for five days with severe vomiting, diarrhoea and dehydration after consuming the snack in June 2021. Mr Goulding said the firm has reached the highest safety accreditations in its Bolton plant and at its other locations.

Source: Daily Mail January 23, 2026 22:27 UTC