Blogs and advice from Industry leading Specialists
Valuable Opinions, Comments & Gossip
Financial related News & Articles relating to Spain
Latest News, Stories
& Hot Topics
Various Tools & Widgets to help with your financial needs
Tools & Widgets to
help with finances
Polls, Surveys and Opinions featured throughout Tumbit
Featured Polls, Surveys & Stats
Discussions, Advice & Topical Chat
Discussions, Advice & Topical Chat

Spanish farmers criticise cucumber infection allegations

Mon 30th May 2011

A bacterial infection that has allegedly now killed 10 people, and infected an estimated 300 in Germany has been found in three people in the UK, it has been revealed.

News of the outbreak of Haemolytic uraemic infection, which can result in blood poisoning and kidney problems, is a derivative and complication arising from the E. coli bacteria, was reported last week and is believed to have arisen from a consignment of Spanish cucumbers. The cucumbers themselves originated from 2 farms in Andalucia, however, it is possible that the infection may also have arisen in the packing, transport or storage process.

El Pais reports how Spanish farmers have reacted angrily to the reaction of Germany given that there are a number of links between production and the supermarket shelves : "Germany has been very irresponsible in pointing the finger at a country's entire industry without any proof," said Andrés Góngora, Almería provincial secretary of the farm and ranch umbrella organization COAG.

According to the UK's Health Protection Agency (HPA), there have been no reports of secondary infection here and nothing to suggest that the bug has entered the British food chain.

Comment on this Story

 
Be the first to comment on this Story !!

Related Partners

Recommended Items

Related Articles

Related Blogs