E.coli infection: The culprit is the bean sprouts?

The German Minister of Agriculture said, according to a recent test result, the cause of intestinal infection caused by E. coli causes very high bean sprouts, not cucumbers.

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According to the country's DPA news agency, German authorities have found relatively reliable evidence to identify the origin of the E. coli bacteria in Lower Saxony and confirmed that the Minister of Agriculture will announce the information. This news at the earliest press conference.

And according to the published information, the authorities suspected 18 kinds of sprouts and bean sprouts such as bean prices, prices of broccoli, peas, garlic, lentils, beets . containing E. bacteria . Coli.

Lower Saxony's Minister of Agriculture, near Hamburg, Mr. Gert Lindermann, told reporters that a Uelzen company had been shut down and today will conduct further tests. According to him, there is a clear indication that the company is a source of infection. He advised consumers in northern Germany not to eat the price, as there is compelling evidence that the source of E. coli infection.

More worrisome is that bean sprouts have become a familiar dish in families and
Vietnamese restaurants in Europe, as well as Asians (Photo: Afamily.com ).

There have been 12 European countries reporting cases of E.Coli infection . The patients all traveled to northern Germany.

At meals of families and Vietnamese restaurants, as well as Asians, bean sprouts are common foods. Therefore, there should be warnings about epidemics for people.

Recently, the outbreak of E.Coli has killed 22 people and more than 2,000 infected people across Europe. Germany alone has more than 1,500 bacterial infections, over 600 people are diagnosed with dangerous hemolytic symptoms, resulting in death from the bacteria.

However, according to the BBC , European health officials say the spread of the bacteria in Germany and 12 countries is slowly slowing.