Accusations between European countries regarding the source of E. coli bacteria

      Authorities in European countries accuse each other in terms of spreading E. coli bacteria that has already claimed at least 14 deaths in Germany, informs the electronic publication EUobserver.
      
      Hundreds of people are probably infected with the bacterium E. coli, but still do not know the source of the outbreak, suspected cases were reported in Germany, Denmark, Sweden, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Austria, France and Switzerland.Agriculture ministers from EU Member States discussed the situation at an informal meeting in Hungary, while the European Commission announced that the possible source of contamination are cucumbers in Almeria and Malaga Spanish cities.Also, review and cucumbers are coming from a exported from the Netherlands and Denmark to Germany. 
     The Spanish authorities refused to confirm that the bacteria originated in Spain as cucumbers.
                                                                                                                                 source:mediafax.ro