The butcher is co-operating with the ongoing health investigation
The number of people affected by a suspected E. coli outbreak in County Durham and Teesside has risen to 12.
Five of those affected are being treated in hospital - four of them aged between eight and 14.
Health officials said people should not eat cold pre-cooked meats and savouries bought since 25 June from Robinsons butchers in Wingate and Billingham.
Public Health England (PHE) said Robinsons had taken action to discard all ready to eat food.
The organisation said four additional cases had been reported since Thursday.
Environmental health teams from both County Durham and Stockton councils are continuing to investigate the source of the outbreak, but have confirmed most of those taken ill ate food purchased from Robinsons' shops.
PHE consultant Dr Deb Wilson said: "The owner and staff of Robinsons are co-operating fully with the investigation. They have conducted a deep clean of both premises and discarded all ready to eat food prepared before 16 July.
"As a precautionary measure we are advising anyone who has bought cooked meats or savouries from either shop since 25 June, not to eat them.
"If they still have any of these products in their fridge or freezer they should throw them out immediately."
- Published16 July 2015
- Published4 June 2011
