More than 50 additional cases of salmonella have been confirmed amid a major outbreak linked to imported eggs - as health officials scramble to control the spread.

The UK is at the centre of the salmonella outbreak, recording more cases than any of the other six countries affected.

Experts have revealed in painful detail the extensive risks - from agonising stomach cramps and relentless diarrhoea to severe dehydration, blood poisoning, organ failure and even…