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Beansprouts likely cause of E.coli outbreak
A spokesman for the Lower Saxony agriculture ministry in northern Germany has warned people not to eat beansprouts after health authorities identified locally grown beansprouts as the likely cause of a recent E.coli outbreak.
By News Wires (text)
AP - Health authorities say locally grown beansprouts in northern Germany have been identified as the likely cause of an outbreak of E. coli that has killed at least 22 people and sickened hundreds in Europe.
Lower Saxony agriculture ministry spokesman Gert Hahne told The Associated Press his state is sending an alert warning people to stop eating the sprouts, which are often used in mixed salads.
Hahne said official test results have not yet conclusively shown that the Lower Saxony-grown sprouts are to blame but “all indications speak to them being” the cause.
He says many restaurants where people ate before becoming ill had recently taken delivery of the sprouts. However, he said there will not likely be any immediate lifting of the warning against eating tomatoes, cucumbers or lettuce.
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Comments (4)
i hope they apologise to spain
i hope they apologise to Spain and reimburse there loses Spain can't afford to lose all that money
E.coli
Bit sharp on blaming the cucumbers then.
e. coli story needs better science background
not a very scientific explanation on this article. where is the antibiotic connection posited earlier? how did the e. coli0104:H4 spawn itself into a super bacteria that attaches itself onto the gi tract wall, causing kidney failure?
sprouts have been a candidate before, but how did this happen this time? industry does not use dirty water to grow veggies.
the world food web needs more attention, to educate and protect our health and economy. is radiation a candidate? is feed for farm animals, containing antibiotics a candidate? science can go a long way in explaining causes, hysteria just doesn't work in journalism. how are the patients in hospital doing? what is their therapy regime?
thanks at least for following a story that is not getting as much attention as it should be.
sprouts suspects in ehec-hus epidemic
these are not just your everyday sprouts,they are'gourmet' raw sprouts.(for further info you can go to altmedicine.about.com and read further the methods used in RAW FOOD DIETS.
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