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Mass Cucumber Culling Underway In Europe
Food Buzz Better safe than
deadsorry. All across Europe, cucumbers are being destroyed out of fear that they harbor the deadly E. Coli virus.
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Super-Toxic Strain Of E. Coli Kills 18 In Europe
Science Buzz A never before seen strain of aggressively virulent E. coli, possibly a mutant combination of two existing strains, is being blamed for at least 18 deaths and 1,600 cases of illness in Europe. The outbreak was originally thought to have originated in Spanish cucumbers (an accusation from Germany which is vehemently denied by Spain), triggering quarantines and bans of all European produce.
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Larry King Can’t Pronounce “E. Coli”
TV Buzz Larry King got his suspenders in a twist while trying to pronounce “E. Coli.” Granted, he may have just gotten caught up in his own farts.
