Memo: E. coli outbreak in Germany on decline as test results on suspect cucumbers come out

The European Commission has been informed that the results of tests on cucumbers made by the Hamburg (Germany) authority responsible for Food Safety did not confirm the presence of the STEC serotype O104, which is responsible for the outbreak, despite the fact that the sampled cucumbers tested positive for STEC. Cucumbers were considered as one of the possible sources responsible for the Shiga toxin-producing E. Coli (STEC) outbreak affecting Germany and other Member States. The results of tests on other samples are pending.

European Commission: Memo/11/367: Statement on the E. Coli outbreak issued by the Member States at the meeting of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health (SCoFCAH) - 31 May 2011 http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/11/367&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

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