It appears that one of the worst outbreaks of E.Coli in Europe has been caused a batch of contaminated beansprouts from a farm in Germany. This strain has never been seen before and has already caused 20+ deaths with 300 severely injured and over 2000 ill.
It was originally thought that the cause was Spanish cucumbers and when the news first broke, the market for Spanish salad collapsed. They are now looking for reparations for the slander and impact on their business from Germany.
Russia has already banned all european fruit and vegetables in a bid to contain the problem.
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