BERLIN (AFP) – Germany on Monday held crisis talks amid reports that at least 14 people have died and hundreds are ill in an outbreak of a highly virulent strain of bacteria found on imported cucumbers.
Belgium and Russia banned the import of vegetables from Spain, believed to be the source of at least some of the contaminated cucumbers. Madrid shot back saying it would seek financial compensation from the European Union for lost sales.
More than two weeks after the food poisoning outbreak was first reported in northern Germany, the number of confirmed and suspected cases has reached 1,200, according to media reports.
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So who can you sue when an outbreak is caused by government-sanctioned genetically modified and weaponized bacteria?
"We are disappointed by the way Germany handles the situation," Aguilar said, citing in particular "very unfortunate" declarations of German public health authorities "which pointed at Spanish cucumber and Spain as the origin of this infection without having reliable data".
I find absolutely weird those organic vegetables "may be the cause" and nobody has been able to identify the sure source of this epidemic spread of the bacteria. Also noticeable to me, is that the blame is on Spain, especially when there are no Spanish consumers reported ill, and when the Spain economy is stumbling. It smells like a dirty move to me...
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