It's probably germans putting cucumbers where E. coli live.

LOL...beat me to it :DL

Health Official Says E. Coli Strain Was Previously Unknown
 

BERLIN — The World Health Organization said Thursday that an unusually lethal strain of E. coli, which has infected more than 1,500 people in Germany, mystified public health officials and threatened to touch off panic in Europe, was a previously unknown variant of the bacteria, raising new concerns about the extent and severity of the contagion.

As consumers across Europe weighed whether it was safe to eat raw produce, Russia extended a ban on fresh vegetable imports, initially imposed on produce from Spain and Germany, to encompass all of the European Union on Thursday, triggering a sharp response from European officials who called the move “disproportionate.”

Britain’s Health Protection Agency, meanwhile, confirmed Thursday that the number of cases in Britain had risen from three to seven, with the bacteria found in people who had recently traveled to Germany. For the first time, it said, three residents of Britain were among those infected. There had been no cases of secondary infection, the agency said.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/03/wo...3ecoli.html?hp


Note: Update Record, Published: June 2, 2011

More ----e !!

E. coli outbreak: Germany appeals for blood donors
 

Spanish producers dumped vegetables at the German consulate.

German clinics are appealing for blood donations as the number of people infected with a deadly strain of E. coli has risen above 1,730.

So far 17 people have died from the bug in Germany, and it is suspected in another death. One also died in Sweden.

German scientists say they have decoded the new E. coli strain's genes, with help from a Chinese lab. It is a new hybrid form toxic to humans.

Germans are still being advised not to eat raw vegetables.

Nearly 500 infected people in Germany have got haemolytic-uraemic syndrome (HUS), which harms the kidneys and nervous system and can be fatal.
Europe-wide problem

Most cases are in northern Germany, including Hamburg. In severe cases doctors have to perform blood transfusions.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-13639617


Note: Update Record, 3 June 2011 Last updated at 11:13 GMT

Well, Hamburg has one large wholesale market for fruit and vegetables, a lot of the turnover goes to Northern Germany.

Turnover: 1,500,000 t annual (English)

This kind of becomes a serious blow to cucumber growers, and people :hmmm:

It has reached the US now.

http://www.foxnews.com/health/2011/0...oli-in-europe/

No good news, S!it :damn:

I was told that American has been in the Northern part of Germany, too.

Just an idea: It used to be windy and dry in Northern Germany over the last months. That caused sandstorms from the farmer's fields along the motorways which resulted into terrible accidents. Because of water shortage Farmers put slurry on the fields to prevent that the soil gets blown away. Wind and slurry and people eating in motorway restaurants.

I do not believe in, it sounds far-fetched, :hmmm:

E. coli outbreak: Germany appeals for blood donors
 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-13639617

Note: Update Record,4 June 2011 Last updated at 00:02 GMT

Just seeen the Sy News midday edition and there are currently eleven reported cases in the uk...all are either German nationals or have been to northern Germany recently.

So its not Spanish cucumbers that are the suspect source now, it is German beansprouts.
I bet those Spanish growers are well and truly pissed off.

Good thing you live in the right country, so you do not have any cucumbers, flying through the window, :yep: