Example: SPS

SPS E.Coli contamination of cucumbers in Germany

  • 2011: Germans have been warned not to eat cucumbers until tests identify the source of a deadly E.coli outbreak which local officials say has killed 13 people.
  • It is thought contaminated cucumbers were imported from Spain, but further tests are being carried out.
  • Germany registered 1,200 confirmed or suspected E.coli cases.
  • With cases reported in Sweden, Denmark, the Netherlands and the UK, Germany is set to hold crisis talks later.
  • In many of the reported cases, the gastrointestinal infection has led to Hemolytic-uremic Syndrome (HUS), which causes kidney problems and is potentially fatal.