“Their decision is apparently not based on the sampling results provided earlier today, which demonstrated that samples collected yesterday did not contain bacteria,” the DWP official wrote.

However, sampling is sparse in the Central Valley, where the majority of human cases have been reported and the risk is high.

One half of the TV cooking duo the Hairy Bikers, Myers travelled around the UK and the world with his friend Si King, sampling and cooking food as they went.

Visitors could wander Roy Lichtenstein's hall of mirrors and marvel at Salvador Dali's fun dome, sampling biscuits decorated by artist Gertie Frölich as actors dressed as nuns and flamingos milled about.

Publishers have given us a lot to love this year, including tomes about Hollywood, Pride and California landscapes, and cookbooks sampling the flavors of Mexico, Africa, Latin America and Vietnam.