It has confirmed one person has died among the more than 200 cases of the infection.
Mr Daniels, who lives in Cheshire, spent three days in hospital after being diagnosed and continues to be affected by complications.
“I have never been in so much pain, absolutely excruciating pain,” he said.
“What was going through my mind, especially when I had all the drips in and the painkillers weren’t working, was whether this was something more sinister and whether I was actually going to survive.
“There was one particular night I was scared to go to sleep because I thought ‘I’m not going to wake up’.”
Image: Dozens of products were pulled form shelves
Image: The outbreak was linked to lettuce. File pics
Dozens of products were withdrawn from shelves as a precautionary measure after the UKHSA pinpointed lettuce in sandwiches and wraps as a potential source of the infection.
The STEC strain of E. Coli is particularly nasty and almost half of those confirmed to have been infected were admitted to hospital.
Mr Daniels said he was interviewed by the UKHSA while in hospital and has now asked lawyers to investigate his case.
“It should be safe for the general public to go to a shop and buy a sandwich that isn’t going to cause serious illness or, in some cases, worse,” he said.
“It needs to be kept in the public eye that we can’t afford to let our food supply become affected like this.”
The sandwich maker Greencore told Sky News it had no comment to make.
Image: Boots says FSA tests didn’t find E. coli in any of its products. Pic: iStock
In a statement, a Boots spokesperson said: “In response to Greencore’s product recall on 14 June 2024, Boots took the precautionary measure of recalling a number of its sandwiches and wraps.
“There have been no positive results of STEC E. coli in any of the Food Standards Agency’s testing of our products.”
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