Fears EU cucumbers will flood UK
BBC News
British farmers are concerned that the E. coli outbreak in Europe will drive down prices for local producers. The National Farmers Union said the market could be flooded with "cheap, unwanted cucumbers from within the EU". It blamed Russia's import ban ...
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Vegetables Destroyed as E. Coli Outbreak Halts Trade
Bloomberg
Countries should lift “unjustified trade restrictions” on vegetables because the EuropeanCommission has said there is no clear source for the outbreak, according to Copa-Cogeca. Cucumbers from Spain were ruled out as the source of the bacteria because ...
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Vegetable Scare Hits Europe, 1st Ld-Writethru
NPR
As scientists scramble to find the source of an E. coli outbreak linked to raw vegetables that has killed 18 in Europe and sickened nearly 2000, consumers are swearing off lettuce, cucumbers and tomatoes just in case. "Cook it or don't eat it," Hamburg ...
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Killer bacteria hits 12 countries: experts
Sydney Morning Herald
Despite the false alarm over Spanish produce, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), Germany's national disease centre, still advises consumers to avoid cucumbers, tomatoes and lettuce, particularly in the north of the country. Meanwhile the EuropeanUnion ...
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Deadly E. coli spreads beyond Europe, cause still unknown
istockAnalyst.com (press release)
Spain said it would seek damages for the slur cast on its produce after Germany slapped a ban on Spanish cucumbers. Scientists remained divided over early reports that organic cucumber grown in Spain could be the cause of the new strain of E. coli ...
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EU farm ministers to meet on fallout of E. coli outbreak
Expatica Germany
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has promised to consider EU compensation for Spain after the fatal bacteria outbreak was blamed on Spanish cucumbers. The German leader made the offer in a telephone conversation Thursday with Spanish Prime Minister Jose ...
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Europe E. coli outbreak raises concern in US
The Packer
Initial reports linked the outbreak to cucumbers from Spain, but the source of the infections has not yet been identified. Another German agency, the Federal Institute for Risk Assessment, found no O104 E. coli in four Spanish cucumber samples, ...
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Aussie beef could be linked to E coli outbreak
FOOD Magazine - Australia
The incident in Japan follows a recent E coli outbreak in Europe. Last week, Food Magazine reported that more than 300 people in north Germany fell ill after an outbreak of E coli, which was initially suspected to have come from Spanish cucumbers. ...
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EU health watchdog says pinpoints strain of killer bacteria
The Independent
Suspicions of different produce, including the disproved theory Spanish cucumberswere to blame, and official warnings for consumers to avoid raw vegetables have hitEuropean vegetable growers hard. Amid the confusion, Russia said it would blacklist ...
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Top Bulgarian Epidemiologist Advises to Wash, Peel Produce
Novinite.com
On Thursday, the European Commission lifted its warning over Spanish cucumbers, saying tests "did not confirm the presence of the specific serotype (O104), deemed responsible for the outbreak affecting humans" – a move welcomed by Spain, ...
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Novinite.com
E.coli outbreak threatens Bulgarian agriculture
Sofia Echo
Bulgaria had taken measures against E.coli outbreak, following instructions from the European Commission. There was still some uncertainty surrounding the situation, however, because the cause of the infection had not been categorically established, ...
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Sofia Echo
Lebanon bans EU vegetable imports on E. coli fears
Capital FM Kenya
Officials in the northern city of Hamburg initially blamed organic Spanish cucumbers but tests this week showed that while they carried bacteria, it was not the strain responsible for the contamination. Despite the false alarm over Spanish produce, ...
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Capital FM Kenya
The paper clip, 3 June
European Voice (blog)
Tensions between the two countries have risen after German health authorities claimed that Spanish cucumbers were the source of the infection. Spanish ministers have called for compensation for the loss of sales as retailers have cancelled orders for ...
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Germany: E. coli patients continue to rise
Seattle Post Intelligencer
Merkel, however, also defended the decision of state officials in Hamburg to announce their suspicions that Spanish cucumbers were the possible source of the outbreak. The warning was given after three cucumbers from Spain tested positive for E. coli, ...
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Canada steps up testing of European produce
Edmonton Journal
There have been no shipments of Spanish tomatoes in 2011, CFIA said. "As German government officials are still investigating the cause of the E. coli outbreak in Europe, these measures will be adjusted, as warranted, to ensure the Canadian food supply ...
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No proof vegetables behind bacteria outbreak: lab
AFP
German Chancellor Angela Merkel meanwhile defended an earlier false alarm on organic Spanish cucumbers that angered Madrid, as Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said he would not allow Russians to "get poisoned" by EU vegetables. ...
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AFP
European crisis deepens as WHO confirms E.coli bug a dangerous new strain
FoodNavigator.com
Madrid reacted angrily after Spanish cucumbers were cleared Wednesday as being the root of the problem that is quickly becoming one of the most serious in recent years. The sense that experts were no nearer finding the origin of the problem came as the ...
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E.coli outbreak in Europe caused by new toxic strain
Canada.com
"Radishes and carrots from Europe can be swapped for Russian ones; squash, eggplants and peppers trucked in from Europe can be replaced with Turkish ones." Health experts are advising people travelling to Germany to avoid eating raw tomatoes,cucumbers ...
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"My Plate" replaces USDA's familiar food pyramid
Salon
European Union officials say Germany has identified cucumbers from theSpanish regions of Almeria and Malaga as possible sources of contamination. They say a third suspect batch, originating either in the Netherlands or in Denmark and sold in Germany, ...
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Salon
Europe's E.coli outbreak - as it happens | Australian Food News
By nke
26 May 2011 - GERMANY: E.coli linked to Spanish cucumbers. The EuropeanCommission notifies its member states that organic cucumbers from two locations in Spain are the source of the E.Coli outbreak affecting Germany and four other EU ...
Australian Food News - http://www.ausfoodnews.com.au/
Bacteria sweeping Europe identified as new strain; U.S. steps up ...
By Amanda Hickey
Germany later withdrew the claim, saying that although some Spanish cucumbers did have E. coli on them, the bacteria were of a different strain from the one behind the current outbreak. Spanish farmers have lost an estimated $300 ...
Healthy Living - http://enchealth.freedomblogging.com/
Mutated strain of E.coli outbreak in Europe deadliest on record ...
By Periscope
But the source of the outbreak remains unknown, though authorities believe the outbreak is coming from leafy salads, cucumbers, and tomatoes. German authorities initially pointed the finger at Spanish cucumbers, simultaneously angering ...
The Periscope Post - http://www.periscopepost.com/
Super-Toxic Strain Of E. Coli Kills 18 In Europe: Pics, Videos ...
The outbreak was originally thought to have originated in Spanish cucumbers (an accusation from Germany which is vehemently denied by Spain), triggering quarantines and bans of all European produce...
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Arkanoid Legent: European Commission warns against misplaced E ...
By Arkanoid Legent
Recent warnings by German authorities against vegetables from Spain were declared premature Wednesday after it was found that Spanish cucumbers were not responsible for an outbreak in Germany of the bacteria E. coli. ...
Arkanoid Legent - http://arkanoidlegent.blogspot.com/
Russia's ban on EU vegetables to remain in place | News Rickey
By Anna Malik
... Kingdom and other European countries due to the outbreak of the new, never before seen strain of E. coli. Initially, it was suspected that Spanish cucumbers carried the bacteria but this theory was ruled out by the EU on Wednesday. ...
News Rickey - http://news.rickey.org/
Merkel defends E. coli reaction to Zapatero - The Local
Zapatero had previously criticised the European Commission for not withdrawing an initial warning against Spanish cucumbers fast enough – blaming the German authorities for pointing the finger at the produce as the potential source of ...
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Deadly E. coli mixes common toxin with rare "glue" - Reuters ...
Spanish health ministry says European Commission has dropped its warning to customers about Spanish cucumbers causing E.coli outbreak - AFP. Story data: spotted by editor; from twitter.com/BBCWorld · More ...
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Russia's ban on EU vegetables to remain in place | The Lincoln Tribune
By admin
... Kingdom and other European countries due to the outbreak of the new, never before seen strain of E. coli. Initially, it was suspected that Spanish cucumbers carried the bacteria but this theory was ruled out by the EU on Wednesday. ...
The Lincoln Tribune - http://lincolntribune.com/
Germany: E. coli patients continue to rise | The Associated Press ...
By The Associated Press
Nearly 200 new cases of E. coli infection were reported in Germany in the first two days of June, the national disease control center reported Friday, but officials say there are signs the European bacterial outbreak that has killed 18 people ... Merkel, however, also defended the decision of state officials in Hamburg to announce their suspicions that Spanish cucumbers were the possible source of the outbreak. The warning was given after three cucumbers from Spain tested ...
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New E.coli is mutant superbug | The Sun |News
Tests suggest it is a mutant of two different E.coli bacteria. The source of the infection - originally blamed on Spanish cucumbers - was still unclear last night and might never be traced. E.coli CAN spread person to person but that ... We are working with our counterparts across Europe." Doctors in the north Germany state of Schleswig-Holstein said some victims were suffering "unusual" neurological effects including epilepsy. Meanwhile the market for salad produce has ...
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Deadly E.coli outbreak killing people in Europe
By Trey Shelf
Spain is threatening legal action over the initial attempt by Germany to blame the outbreak on imported Spanish organic cucumbers. No fatalities or infections have yet been reported in Russia where Gennady Onishchenko, the head of the ...
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E. Coli Cucumber Deaths Escalate in Germany, 18 Now Reported Dead ...
By Vicki McClure Davidson
... and said it had previously caused a single case in Korea. He said genetic fingerprints may vary a little but that “this strain is rare enough that a lot of people haven't heard of it.” Sky News: 'Killer Cucumber' E.coli Outbreak Claims Another Life As It Continues To Spread Across Europe ... Most of the deaths from the outbreak have been in Germany, where health authorities are desperately searching for the cause after Spanish cucumbers were wrongly blamed at first. ...
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Germany admits Spanish cucumbers are not to blame for E coli ...
The mystery E coli outbreak that has killed 16 people escalated into a pan- Europeanrow on Tuesday as Germany admitted that tainted Spanish cucumbers were ...
www.guardian.co.uk/uk/.../e-coli-deaths-16-germany-sweden
Spanish cucumbers not behind E. coli outbreak - The Local
So Spanish cucumbers are not the source the outbreak? Maybe the Spanish yelled so loudly at german presumptiousness that all the e-coli on spanish ...
www.thelocal.de/national/20110531-35359.html
Spanish Cucumbers Are Deadly
BERLIN – A deadly bacteria found on Spanish cucumbers has claimed the lives of 9 Germans. The Spanish cucumbers are exported to Western Europe and E-Coli ...
www.nodeju.com/spanish-cucumbers-are-deadly/9710/
Food-Borne, Potentially Lethal, E.Coli Bacteria Causing Illness in ...
Food-Borne, Potentially Lethal, E.Coli Bacteria Causing Illness in Europe – Spanish Cucumbers?? “More than 270 people in Germany have fallen seriously ill ...
www.thedocisin.net/?p=17902
Germany not sure Spanish cucumbers to blame - Yahoo! News
Spanish fruit and vegetable sales have halted across nearly all Europe because ... AnE. coli outbreak linked to contaminated cucumbers that has killed 14 … ...
news.yahoo.com/s/afp/germanyspainfooddiseasehealtheu
Europe on alert over tainted cucumber scare
Germany finds deadly E. coli virus in Spanish cucumbers ... Europe gripped by e- colioutbreak, death toll rise to 16 · Cucumber sales plummet in Europe ...
news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/special/.../c_13905029.htm
E-coli deaths across Europe were not caused by Spanish cucumbers ...
E-coli deaths across Europe were not caused by Spanish cucumbers after all. By Janet Stobart, Los Angeles Times / For the Booster Shots blog ...
thebovine.wordpress.com/.../e-coli-deaths-across-europe-were-...
Plague Bacteria E. Coli -Warning Unplug the European Union Spanish ...
Spanish Cucumber previously thought to be the cause of the outbreak of E.colibacteria. "The European Commission has lifted the health warning against ...
politic2011.blogspot.com/.../plague-bacteria-e-coli-warning-u...
E. coli scare shuts two Spanish cucumber distributors: EU - FOCUS ...
Spanish fruit and vegetable sales have halted across nearly all Europe because of anE.coli scare blamed on its cucumbers, the industry's export federation ...
www.focus-fen.net/?id=n250805
Ongo | Germany admits Spanish cucumbers are not to blame for E ...
The mystery E coli outbreak that has killed 16 people escalated into a pan- Europeanrow on Tuesday as Germany admitted that tainted Spanish cucumbers were ...
www.ongo.com/.../germany-admits-spanish-cucumbers-are-no...
E. Coli Outbreak Kills 14 in Germany | Europe | English
The European disease center, an EU agency, said authorities in Hamburg found E. colibacteria last week on two samples of Spanish cucumbers, but it was not ...
www.voanews.com/.../E-Coli-Outbreak-Kills-14-in-Germany-...
E. coli deaths in Europe grow; link to Spanish cucumbers debunked
LONDON — Cases of E. coli-related illness are springing up around Europe, ...Cucumbers imported into Germany from Spain had initially been blamed for this ...
www.latimes.com/.../la-heb-ecoli-cucumbers-20110531,0,144...
E. coli bacteria outbreak in Europe, suspects Spanish Cucumber
News - 3oth May, 2011 A deadly bacterial attack was reported in Germany with 10 deaths and has sickened hundreds of consumers.
www.allvoices.com/.../9248400-e-coli-bacteria-outbreak-in-eu...
Deadly E. coli strain in Europe is rare
By Denis Doyle, Getty Images Authorities have backtracked in blaming Spanishcucumbers in an E. coli outbreak. By Denis Doyle, Getty Images Authorities have ...
yourlife.usatoday.com/fitness-food/safety/.../E.../1?...
E. coli scare shuts two Spanish cucumber distributors: EU ...
E. coli scare shuts two Spanish cucumber distributors: EU ... with a bacteria that has made 270 people in Germany ill, the European Commission said Friday. ...
www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/germany-spain-food.a8d
Germany still in dark over mystery killer bacteria
The Spanish health ministry welcomed the move as "a very important step to ...Europe's top health official described the issue as "serious," but ruled out the need for a ban on cucumbers or for a warning against traveling to northern Germany. ... More than 1500 people have fallen ill to the E. coli poisoning, ...
health.yahoo.net/news/s/afp/germanyspainfooddiseasehealtheu
E. coli deaths in Europe grow; link to Spanish cucumbers debunked ...
E. coli deaths in Europe grow; link to Spanish cucumbers debunked. Full story: The CW Washington, WDCW-TV. Cases of E. coli -related illness are springing ...
www.topix.com/.../e-coli-deaths-in-europe-grow-link-to-spani...
Germany blames spanish cucumbers for e.coli outbreak | FriendsEAT.com
Spanish cucumbers EU Points Fingers as Killer E. Coli Sweeps Across Europe A state of pandemonium and denial is sweeping across Europe as health officials ...
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