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30th June - E. coli Outbreak Update

The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control has reported that E.coli outbreaks in Germany and France could have come from seeds sourced in Egypt.

Fenugreek SeedsE. coli outbreaks in Germany and France could have come from seeds sourced in Egypt, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control has said. A report said there was still "much uncertainty", but fenugreek seeds imported in 2009 and 2010 "had been implicated in both outbreaks". More than 4,000 people were infected during the German outbreak, 48 died.

Read more on the BBC website.