E. coli
Germany : deadly German E. coli outbreak is over
An E.coli outbreak in Germany that killed more than 50 people this year has ended, according to health authorities.
The Robert Koch Institute, Germany's national...
Europe : E.coli-linked Egyptian fenugreek seeds baned
The European Union banned Egyptian fenugreek seeds linked to E.coli outbreaks in Germany and France and slapped a temporary ban on the import of...
Killer bacteria toll rises to 36
The death toll from a killer bacteria outbreak rose to 36 Monday as Germany said a warning to avoid eating cucumbers, lettuce and tomatoes,...
Europe : bug outbreak ‘most serious’ ever recorded
Germany's killer E.coli outbreak is the most serious of its kind recorded in the world to date, authorities said on Sunday.
The death toll...
Europe : Germany vows to restore image of Spanish veg
Germany will help repair damage done to the reputation of Spanish vegetables, falsely blamed for a deadly bacteria outbreak, Spain's Europe minister said after...
Europe : to raise farm aid offer after E. coli outbreak
The European Commission vowed Tuesday to put up more money to aid vegetable farmers reeling from a bacteria outbreak after EU states dismissed a...
Europe : bean sprouts might be responsible for bacteria
Bean sprouts from the German state of Lower-Saxony are suspected of being the source of the deadly E. coli outbreak which has killed 22...
Five infected with deadly bacteria: Dutch health authorities
At least five Dutch citizens were infected with the mysterious but deadly bacteria that has so far killed 17 people in Europe, the country's...
Spain threatens to sue Hamburg over cucumber slur
Spain threatened Wednesday to sue Hamburg for damages after the German city pointed to Spanish cucumbers as the source of a fatal outbreak of...
E. coli outbreak worries Germany
Worries grew in Germany about infections caused by a strain of the E. coli bacterium after authorities reported the death of an 83-year-old and...
