European Health and Consumer Policy Commissioner John Dalli, German Health Minister Daniel Bahr and Agriculture Minister Ilse Aigner (L-R) address a news conference after a meeting in Berlin, June 8, 2011. Germany expects the death toll from the E.coli outbreak to rise although the number of new infections from the virulent strain of bacteria that has killed 24 people is likely to drop, the government said on Wednesday. The German government has been criticised at home and around Europe for its failure to pin down the cause of the EHEC bacteria (enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli) outbreak that has stricken over 2,400 people in 12 countries. All cases have been traced back to near Hamburg in northern Germany. REUTERS/Tobias Schwarz (GERMANY - Tags: POLITICS HEALTH IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

A man (background) waits in queue to pick up free vegetables during an event in central Madrid June 8, 2011. Spanish farmers gave away 30 tonnes of fruit and vegetables to dispel health fears they say are still hurting producers after being erroneously blamed for an E.coli outbreak in Germany. REUTERS/Sergio Perez (SPAIN - Tags: AGRICULTURE HEALTH FOOD) 

A man reaches out to pick up free cucumbers during an event in central Madrid June 8, 2011. Spanish farmers gave away 30 tonnes of fruit and vegetables to dispel health fears they say are still hurting producers after being erroneously blamed for an E.coli outbreak in Germany. REUTERS/Sergio Perez (SPAIN - Tags: AGRICULTURE HEALTH FOOD) 

A person picks up free cucumbers during an event in central Madrid June 8, 2011. Spanish farmers gave away 30 tonnes of fruit and vegetables to dispel health fears they say are still hurting producers after being erroneously blamed for an E.coli outbreak in Germany. REUTERS/Sergio Perez (SPAIN - Tags: AGRICULTURE HEALTH FOOD) 

Women pick up free red peppers during an event in central Madrid June 8, 2011. Spanish farmers gave away 30 tonnes of fruit and vegetables to dispel health fears they say are still hurting producers after being erroneously blamed for an E.coli outbreak in Germany. REUTERS/Sergio Perez (SPAIN - Tags: AGRICULTURE HEALTH FOOD) 

A woman picks up free cucumbers during an event in central Madrid June 8, 2011. Spanish farmers gave away 30 tonnes of fruit and vegetables to dispel health fears they say are still hurting producers after being erroneously blamed for an E.coli outbreak in Germany. REUTERS/Sergio Perez (SPAIN - Tags: AGRICULTURE HEALTH FOOD) 

A woman picks up free cucumbers during an event in central Madrid June 8, 2011. Spanish farmers gave away 30 tonnes of fruit and vegetables to dispel health fears they say are still hurting producers after being erroneously blamed for an E.coli outbreak in Germany. REUTERS/Sergio Perez (SPAIN - Tags: AGRICULTURE FOOD HEALTH) 

People wait in queue to pick up free vegetables during an event in central Madrid June 8, 2011. Spanish farmers gave away 30 tonnes of fruit and vegetables to dispel health fears they say are still hurting producers after being erroneously blamed for an E.coli outbreak in Germany. REUTERS/Sergio Perez (SPAIN - Tags: AGRICULTURE FOOD HEALTH POLITICS) 

HEALTH-ECOLI/EU - Updated map detailing cases of E.coli infection in European nations, with chart comparing the estimated weekly cost of the outbreak in selected nations. (SIN03) 

Workers load onions onto a truck at a farm some 5 km (3 miles) outside the southern Russian city of Krasnodar June 7, 2011. A recent ban on EU vegetables due to the E coli scare is unlikely to affect the price of produce in Russia, with Europe accounting for 11 percent of tomato imports and 5 percent of cucumbers last year, according to the Russian Ministry of Agriculture. REUTERS/Sergey Karpov (RUSSIA - Tags: AGRICULTURE EMPLOYMENT BUSINESS) 

Bean sprouts are displayed at a soya farm in Brussels June 7, 2011. The outbreak of E.coli in northern Germany has crippled exports as uncertainty about the cause of the killer bug, most recently attributed to eating organic bean sprouts, added to the difficulties faced by farmers, distributors and retailers. REUTERS/Yves Herman (BELGIUM - Tags: HEALTH AGRICULTURE BUSINESS) 

Mao Pei-Lin, owner of Fang's Food, shows bean sprouts during a visit to his soya farm in Brussels June 7, 2011. European Union farm ministers will try on Tuesday to agree financial aid for fruit and vegetable producers whose sales have been hit by an E.coli outbreak that has killed 22 people in Europe. EU fresh produce association Freshfel Europe said the latest estimates put the weekly economic damage at about 80 million euros in the Netherlands, 20 million Germany, 4 million in Belgium and 3 million in Portugal, not to mention the 200 million in Spain. REUTERS/Yves Herman (BELGIUM - Tags: HEALTH FOOD BUSINESS) 

Bean sprouts, kept in darkness or under green light to avoid fermentation at some stage of the maturation, are display at a soya farm in Brussels June 7, 2011. European Union farm ministers will try on Tuesday to agree financial aid for fruit and vegetable producers whose sales have been hit by an E.coli outbreak that has killed 22 people in Europe. EU fresh produce association Freshfel Europe said the latest estimates put the weekly economic damage at about 80 million euros in the Netherlands, 20 million Germany, 4 million in Belgium and 3 million in Portugal, not to mention the 200 million in Spain. REUTERS/Yves Herman (BELGIUM - Tags: HEALTH FOOD BUSINESS) 

Mao Pei-Lin (L), owner of Fang's Food shows bean sprouts, kept in darkness or under green light to avoid fermentation, to Francois Arnould (R), inspector at the Belgian Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain, during a visit to his soya farm in Brussels June 7, 2011. European Union farm ministers will try on Tuesday to agree financial aid for fruit and vegetable producers whose sales have been hit by an E.coli outbreak that has killed 22 people in Europe. EU fresh produce association Freshfel Europe said the latest estimates put the weekly economic damage at about 80 million euros in the Netherlands, 20 million Germany, 4 million in Belgium and 3 million in Portugal, not to mention the 200 million in Spain. REUTERS/Yves Herman (BELGIUM - Tags: HEALTH FOOD BUSINESS) 

Mao Pei-Lin (R), owner of Fang's Food shows bean sprouts, kept in darkness or under green light to avoid fermentation at some stage of the maturation, to Francois Arnould (L), inspector at the Belgian Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain, during a visit to his soya farm in Brussels June 7, 2011. European Union farm ministers will try on Tuesday to agree financial aid for fruit and vegetable producers whose sales have been hit by an E.coli outbreak that has killed 22 people in Europe. EU fresh produce association Freshfel Europe said the latest estimates put the weekly economic damage at about 80 million euros in the Netherlands, 20 million Germany, 4 million in Belgium and 3 million in Portugal, not to mention the 200 million in Spain. REUTERS/Yves Herman (BELGIUM - Tags: HEALTH FOOD BUSINESS) 

Mao Pei-Lin (L), owner of Fang's Food shows bean sprouts, kept in darkness or under green light to avoid fermentation at some stage of the maturation, to Francois Arnould (R), inspector at the Belgian Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain, during a visit to his soya farm in Brussels June 7, 2011. European Union farm ministers will try on Tuesday to agree financial aid for fruit and vegetable producers whose sales have been hit by an E.coli outbreak that has killed 22 people in Europe. EU fresh produce association Freshfel Europe said the latest estimates put the weekly economic damage at about 80 million euros in the Netherlands, 20 million Germany, 4 million in Belgium and 3 million in Portugal, not to mention the 200 million in Spain. REUTERS/Yves Herman (BELGIUM - Tags: HEALTH FOOD) 

European Agriculture Commissioner Dacian Ciolos attends an European Agriculture Ministers emergency meeting in Luxembourg June 7, 2011. The European Union will propose offering at least 150 million euros ($219 million) in compensation to farmers affected by the E.coli outbreak, Ciolos said on Tuesday. REUTERS/Ezequiel Scagnetti (LUXEMBOURG - Tags: FOOD BUSINESS AGRICULTURE HEALTH POLITICS HEADSHOT) 

A cucumber is seen on the desk of Spanish Member of the European Parliament (MEP) Francisco Sosa-Wagner after a debate on the recent outbreak of E.coli poisoning in Germany, at the European Parliament in Strasbourg June 7, 2011. The outbreak of E.coli in northern Germany has crippled exports as uncertainty about the cause of the killer bug, most recently attributed to eating organic bean sprouts, added to the difficulties faced by farmers, distributors and retailers. REUTERS/Vincent Kessler (FRANCE - Tags: POLITICS HEALTH FOOD) 

Spanish Agriculture Minister Rosa Aguilar arrives at an European Agriculture Ministers emergency meeting in Luxembourg June 7, 2011. European Union farm ministers will try on Tuesday to agree financial aid for fruit and vegetable producers whose sales have been hit by an E.coli outbreak that has killed 22 people in Europe. REUTERS/Ezequiel Scagnetti (LUXEMBOURG - Tags: FOOD AGRICULTURE HEALTH POLITICS) 

German Agriculture and Consumer Protection Minister Ilse Aigner talks to the media as she arrives at an European Agriculture Ministers emergency meeting in Luxembourg June 7, 2011. European Union farm ministers will try on Tuesday to agree financial aid for fruit and vegetable producers whose sales have been hit by an E.coli outbreak that has killed 22 people in Europe. REUTERS/Ezequiel Scagnetti (LUXEMBOURG - Tags: AGRICULTURE HEALTH POLITICS FOOD) 

An investigator of the "Lower Saxony State office for consumer Protection and Food Safety" (LAVES) arrives at the organic farm "Gaertnerhof Bienenbuettel" in Bienenbuettel, Lower-Saxony June 6, 2011. Test results on German bean sprouts suspected to have caused an E.coli outbreak are unlikely to be concluded in the short term, the Lower Saxony state agriculture ministry said on Monday. Authorities in Germany have yet to pinpoint the exact source of the three-week EHEC bacteria (enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli) outbreak that has killed 22 people in Europe and stricken more than 2,200 in a dozen countries -- all of whom had been travelling in northern Germany. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer (GERMANY - Tags: HEALTH POLITICS) 

Two investigators of the "Lower Saxony State office for consumer Protection and Food Safety" (LAVES) talk with a security man (C) as they arrive at the organic farm "Gaertnerhof Bienenbuettel" in Bienenbuettel, Lower-Saxony June 6, 2011. Test results on German bean sprouts suspected to have caused an E.coli outbreak are unlikely to be concluded in the short term, the Lower Saxony state agriculture ministry said on Monday. Authorities in Germany have yet to pinpoint the exact source of the three-week EHEC bacteria (enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli) outbreak that has killed 22 people in Europe and stricken more than 2,200 in a dozen countries -- all of whom had been travelling in northern Germany. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer (GERMANY - Tags: HEALTH POLITICS) 

German Agriculture and Consumer Protection Minister Ilse Aigner addresses a news conference in Berlin, June 6, 2011. Test results on German bean sprouts suspected to have caused an E.coli outbreak are unlikely to be concluded in the short term, the Lower Saxony state agriculture ministry said on Monday. Authorities in Germany have yet to pinpoint the exact source of the three-week EHEC bacteria (enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli) outbreak that has killed 22 people in Europe and stricken more than 2,200 in a dozen countries -- all of whom had been travelling in northern Germany. "Evidence shows that this farm or bean sprouts are not the single source...Obvioulsy we need to include others seeds from abroad (in the investigation)," Aigner said at a news conference in Berlin. REUTERS/Tobias Schwarz (GERMANY - Tags: POLITICS HEALTH) 

German Agriculture and Consumer Protection Minister Ilse Aigner addresses a news conference in Berlin, June 6, 2011. Test results on German bean sprouts suspected to have caused an E.coli outbreak are unlikely to be concluded in the short term, the Lower Saxony state agriculture ministry said on Monday. Authorities in Germany have yet to pinpoint the exact source of the three-week EHEC bacteria (enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli) outbreak that has killed 22 people in Europe and stricken more than 2,200 in a dozen countries -- all of whom had been travelling in northern Germany. "Evidence shows that this farm or bean sprouts are not the single source...Obvioulsy we need to include others seeds from abroad (in the investigation)," Aigner said at a news conference in Berlin. REUTERS/Tobias Schwarz (GERMANY - Tags: POLITICS HEALTH) 

German Agriculture and Consumer Protection Minister Ilse Aigner addresses a news conference in Berlin, June 6, 2011. Test results on German bean sprouts suspected to have caused an E.coli outbreak are unlikely to be concluded in the short term, the Lower Saxony state agriculture ministry said on Monday. Authorities in Germany have yet to pinpoint the exact source of the three-week EHEC bacteria (enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli) outbreak that has killed 22 people in Europe and stricken more than 2,200 in a dozen countries -- all of whom had been travelling in northern Germany. "Evidence shows that this farm or bean sprouts are not the single source...Obvioulsy we need to include others seeds from abroad (in the investigation)," Aigner said at a news conference in Berlin. REUTERS/Tobias Schwarz (GERMANY - Tags: POLITICS HEALTH) 

German Agriculture and Consumer Protection Minister Ilse Aigner addresses a news conference in Berlin, June 6, 2011. Test results on German bean sprouts suspected to have caused an E.coli outbreak are unlikely to be concluded in the short term, the Lower Saxony state agriculture ministry said on Monday. Authorities in Germany have yet to pinpoint the exact source of the three-week EHEC bacteria (enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli) outbreak that has killed 22 people in Europe and stricken more than 2,200 in a dozen countries -- all of whom had been travelling in northern Germany. "Evidence shows that this farm or bean sprouts are not the single source...Obvioulsy we need to include others seeds from abroad (in the investigation)," Aigner said at a news conference in Berlin. REUTERS/Tobias Schwarz (GERMANY - Tags: POLITICS HEALTH HEADSHOT IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

The Lower Saxony Agriculture Minister Gert Lindemann leaves his ministry to speak to the media in Hannover, June 6, 2011. Test results on German bean sprouts suspected to have caused an E.coli outbreak are unlikely to be concluded in the short term, the Lower Saxony state agriculture ministry said on Monday. Authorities in Germany have yet to pinpoint the exact source of the three-week outbreak that has killed 22 people in Europe and stricken more than 2,200 in a dozen countries -- all of whom had been travelling in northern Germany. So far, bean sprouts, cucumbers, tomatoes and lettuce have all been suspected of spreading the EHEC bacteria (enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli) bacteria. REUTERS/Thomas Peter (GERMANY - Tags: POLITICS HEALTH) 

The Lower Saxony Agriculture Minister Gert Lindemann speaks to the media in front his ministry in Hannover, June 6, 2011. Test results on German bean sprouts suspected to have caused an E.coli outbreak are unlikely to be concluded in the short term, the Lower Saxony state agriculture ministry said on Monday. Authorities in Germany have yet to pinpoint the exact source of the three-week outbreak that has killed 22 people in Europe and stricken more than 2,200 in a dozen countries -- all of whom had been travelling in northern Germany. So far, bean sprouts, cucumbers, tomatoes and lettuce have all been suspected of spreading the EHEC bacteria (enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli) bacteria. REUTERS/Thomas Peter (GERMANY - Tags: POLITICS HEALTH) 

The Lower Saxony Agriculture Minister Gert Lindemann speaks to the media in front his ministry in Hannover, June 6, 2011. Test results on German bean sprouts suspected to have caused an E.coli outbreak are unlikely to be concluded in the short term, the Lower Saxony state agriculture ministry said on Monday. Authorities in Germany have yet to pinpoint the exact source of the three-week outbreak that has killed 22 people in Europe and stricken more than 2,200 in a dozen countries -- all of whom had been travelling in northern Germany. So far, bean sprouts, cucumbers, tomatoes and lettuce have all been suspected of spreading the EHEC bacteria (enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli) bacteria. REUTERS/Thomas Peter (GERMANY - Tags: POLITICS HEALTH HEADSHOT IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

The Lower Saxony Agriculture Minister Gert Lindemann speaks to the media in front his ministry in Hannover, June 6, 2011. Test results on German bean sprouts suspected to have caused an E.coli outbreak are unlikely to be concluded in the short term, the Lower Saxony state agriculture ministry said on Monday. Authorities in Germany have yet to pinpoint the exact source of the three-week outbreak that has killed 22 people in Europe and stricken more than 2,200 in a dozen countries -- all of whom had been travelling in northern Germany. So far, bean sprouts, cucumbers, tomatoes and lettuce have all been suspected of spreading the EHEC bacteria (enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli) bacteria. REUTERS/Thomas Peter (GERMANY - Tags: POLITICS HEALTH) 

The Lower Saxony Agriculture Minister Gert Lindemann speaks to the media in front his ministry in Hannover, June 6, 2011. Test results on German bean sprouts suspected to have caused an E.coli outbreak are unlikely to be concluded in the short term, the Lower Saxony state agriculture ministry said on Monday. Authorities in Germany have yet to pinpoint the exact source of the three-week outbreak that has killed 22 people in Europe and stricken more than 2,200 in a dozen countries -- all of whom had been travelling in northern Germany. So far, bean sprouts, cucumbers, tomatoes and lettuce have all been suspected of spreading the EHEC bacteria (enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli) bacteria. REUTERS/Thomas Peter (GERMANY - Tags: POLITICS HEALTH) 

A nurse displays vials of human blood at a blood drive of the German red cross (DRK) in Berlin, June 6, 2011. German hospitals are struggling to cope with the flood of E.coli victims, as scientists remain puzzled by the deadly bug that has killed 22 and sickened 2,200 people across Europe. Hospitals in the northern port city of Hamburg, the epicentre of the outbreak that began three weeks ago,have been moving out patients with less serious illnesses to handle the surge of people stricken by the rare and virulent bacteria. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch (GERMANY - Tags: HEALTH) 

A bag of human blood lies on a weighing machine at a blood drive of the German red cross (DRK) in Berlin, June 6, 2011. German hospitals are struggling to cope with the flood of E.coli victims, as scientists remain puzzled by the deadly bug that has killed 22 and sickened 2,200 people across Europe. Hospitals in the northern port city of Hamburg, the epicentre of the outbreak that began three weeks ago,have been moving out patients with less serious illnesses to handle the surge of people stricken by the rare and virulent bacteria. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch (GERMANY - Tags: HEALTH) 

A nurse displays a bag of human blood at a blood drive of the German red cross (DRK) in Berlin, June 6, 2011. German hospitals are struggling to cope with the flood of E.coli victims, as scientists remain puzzled by the deadly bug that has killed 22 and sickened 2,200 people across Europe. Hospitals in the northern port city of Hamburg, the epicentre of the outbreak that began three weeks ago,have been moving out patients with less serious illnesses to handle the surge of people stricken by the rare and virulent bacteria. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch (GERMANY - Tags: HEALTH) 

A nurse assists a man donating blood at a blood drive of the German red cross (DRK) in Berlin, June 6, 2011. German hospitals are struggling to cope with the flood of E.coli victims, as scientists remain puzzled by the deadly bug that has killed 22 and sickened 2,200 people across Europe. Hospitals in the northern port city of Hamburg, the epicentre of the outbreak that began three weeks ago,have been moving out patients with less serious illnesses to handle the surge of people stricken by the rare and virulent bacteria. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch (GERMANYPOLITICS - Tags: HEALTH) POLITICS) 

Bags of human blood are stored at a blood drive of the German red cross (DRK) in Berlin, June 6, 2011. German hospitals are struggling to cope with the flood of E.coli victims, as scientists remain puzzled by the deadly bug that has killed 22 and sickened 2,200 people across Europe. Hospitals in the northern port city of Hamburg, the epicentre of the outbreak that began three weeks ago,have been moving out patients with less serious illnesses to handle the surge of people stricken by the rare and virulent bacteria. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch (GERMANY - Tags: HEALTH) 

A nurse assists a woman donating blood at a blood drive of the German red cross (DRK) in Berlin, June 6, 2011. German hospitals are struggling to cope with the flood of E.coli victims, as scientists remain puzzled by the deadly bug that has killed 22 and sickened 2,200 people across Europe. Hospitals in the northern port city of Hamburg, the epicentre of the outbreak that began three weeks ago,have been moving out patients with less serious illnesses to handle the surge of people stricken by the rare and virulent bacteria. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch (GERMANYPOLITICS - Tags: HEALTH) POLITICS) 

People donate blood at a blood drive of the German red cross (DRK) in Berlin, June 6, 2011. German hospitals are struggling to cope with the flood of E.coli victims, as scientists remain puzzled by the deadly bug that has killed 22 and sickened 2,200 people across Europe. Hospitals in the northern port city of Hamburg, the epicentre of the outbreak that began three weeks ago,have been moving out patients with less serious illnesses to handle the surge of people stricken by the rare and virulent bacteria. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch (GERMANYPOLITICS - Tags: HEALTH) POLITICS) 

A nurse inserts a needle into the arm of a man donating blood at a blood drive of the German red cross (DRK) in Berlin, June 6, 2011. German hospitals are struggling to cope with the flood of E.coli victims, as scientists remain puzzled by the deadly bug that has killed 22 and sickened 2,200 people across Europe. Hospitals in the northern port city of Hamburg, the epicentre of the outbreak that began three weeks ago,have been moving out patients with less serious illnesses to handle the surge of people stricken by the rare and virulent bacteria. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch (GERMANYPOLITICS - Tags: HEALTH) POLITICS) 

A nurse assists a man donating blood at a blood drive of the German red cross (DRK) in Berlin, June 6, 2011. German hospitals are struggling to cope with the flood of E.coli victims, as scientists remain puzzled by the deadly bug that has killed 22 and sickened 2,200 people across Europe. Hospitals in the northern port city of Hamburg, the epicentre of the outbreak that began three weeks ago,have been moving out patients with less serious illnesses to handle the surge of people stricken by the rare and virulent bacteria. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch (GERMANYPOLITICS - Tags: HEALTH) POLITICS) 

A man enters the Lower Saxony federal state ministry of agriculture in Hanover, June 6, 2011. Test results on German bean sprouts suspected to have caused an E.coli outbreak are unlikely to be concluded in the short term, the Lower Saxony state agriculture ministry said on Monday. Authorities in Germany have yet to pinpoint the exact source of the three-week outbreak that has killed 22 people in Europe and stricken more than 2,200 in a dozen countries -- all of whom had been travelling in northern Germany. So far, bean sprouts, cucumbers, tomatoes and lettuce have all been suspected of spreading the EHEC bacteria (enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli) bacteria. REUTERS/Thomas Peter (GERMANY - Tags: POLITICS HEALTH) 

A pictures show the sign at the Lower Saxony federal state ministry of agriculture in Hanover, June 6, 2011. Test results on German bean sprouts suspected to have caused an E.coli outbreak are unlikely to be concluded in the short term, the Lower Saxony state agriculture ministry said on Monday. Authorities in Germany have yet to pinpoint the exact source of the three-week outbreak that has killed 22 people in Europe and stricken more than 2,200 in a dozen countries -- all of whom had been travelling in northern Germany. So far, bean sprouts, cucumbers, tomatoes and lettuce have all been suspected of spreading the EHEC bacteria (enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli) bacteria. REUTERS/Thomas Peter (GERMANY - Tags: POLITICS HEALTH) 

A man leave the Lower Saxony federal state ministry of agriculture in Hanover, June 6, 2011. Test results on German bean
sprouts suspected to have caused an E.coli outbreak are unlikely to be concluded in the short term, the Lower Saxony state agriculture ministry said on Monday. Authorities in Germany have yet to pinpoint the exact source of the three-week outbreak that has killed 22 people in Europe and stricken more than 2,200 in a dozen countries -- all of whom had been travelling in northern Germany. So far, bean sprouts, cucumbers, tomatoes and lettuce have all been suspected of spreading the EHEC bacteria (enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli) bacteria. REUTERS/Thomas Peter (GERMANY - Tags: POLITICS HEALTH) 

Employee Klaus Schacherer of Berlin's sprouts manufacturer 'Sprossenmanufaktur' carries a box with beetroot sprouts in Berlin June 6, 2011. The managing director of a German organic farm near Hanover that might be at the centre of a deadly E.coli outbreak said on Monday he was baffled that his beansprouts are suspected of causing such devastation. German officials said on Sunday the beansprouts of Klaus Verbeck, the head of the "Gaertnerhof Bienenbuettel", could be the source of the EHEC bacteria (enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli) outbreak that has killed 22 and made more than 2,200 people ill across Europe. The farm has been shut, produce recalled and further test results are due on Monday. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay (GERMANY - Tags: FOOD HEALTH) 

Employee Klaus Schacherer of Berlin's sprouts manufacturer 'Sprossenmanufaktur' carries a box with sprouts in Berlin June 6, 2011. The managing director of a German organic farm near Hanover that might be at the centre of a deadly E.coli outbreak said on Monday he was baffled that his beansprouts are suspected of causing such devastation. German officials said on Sunday the beansprouts of Klaus Verbeck, the head of the "Gaertnerhof Bienenbuettel", could be the source of the EHEC bacteria (enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli) outbreak that has killed 22 and made more than 2,200 people ill across Europe. The farm has been shut, produce recalled and further test results are due on Monday. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay (GERMANY - Tags: FOOD HEALTH) 

Bean and salad sprouts are pictured at Berlin's sprouts manufacturer 'Sprossenmanufaktur' in Berlin June 6, 2011. The managing director of a German organic farm near Hanover that might be at the centre of a deadly E.coli outbreak said on Monday he was baffled that his beansprouts are suspected of causing such devastation. German officials said on Sunday the beansprouts of Klaus Verbeck, the head of the "Gaertnerhof Bienenbuettel", could be the source of the EHEC bacteria (enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli) outbreak that has killed 22 and made more than 2,200 people ill across Europe. The farm has been shut, produce recalled and further test results are due on Monday. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay (GERMANY - Tags: FOOD HEALTH) 

Beansprouts are pictured at Berlin's sprouts manufacturer 'Sprossenmanufaktur' in Berlin June 6, 2011. The managing director of a German organic farm near Hanover that might be at the centre of a deadly E.coli outbreak said on Monday he was baffled that his beansprouts are suspected of causing such devastation. German officials said on Sunday the beansprouts of Klaus Verbeck, the head of the "Gaertnerhof Bienenbuettel", could be the source of the EHEC bacteria (enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli) outbreak that has killed 22 and made more than 2,200 people ill across Europe. The farm has been shut, produce recalled and further test results are due on Monday. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay (GERMANY - Tags: FOOD HEALTH) 

An employee carries a box of beansprouts at Berlin's sprouts manufacturer 'Sprossenmanufaktur' in Berlin June 6, 2011. The managing director of a German organic farm near Hanover that might be at the centre of a deadly E.coli outbreak said on Monday he was baffled that his beansprouts are suspected of causing such devastation. German officials said on Sunday the beansprouts of Klaus Verbeck, the head of the "Gaertnerhof Bienenbuettel", could be the source of the EHEC bacteria (enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli) outbreak that has killed 22 and made more than 2,200 people ill across Europe. The farm has been shut, produce recalled and further test results are due on Monday. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay (GERMANY - Tags: FOOD HEALTH) 

Packs of bean and salad sprouts are pictured at Berlin's sprouts manufacturer 'Sprossenmanufaktur' in Berlin June 6, 2011. The managing director of a German organic farm near Hanover that might be at the centre of a deadly E.coli outbreak said on Monday he was baffled that his beansprouts are suspected of causing such devastation. German officials said on Sunday the beansprouts of Klaus Verbeck, the head of the "Gaertnerhof Bienenbuettel", could be the source of the EHEC bacteria (enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli) outbreak that has killed 22 and made more than 2,200 people ill across Europe. The farm has been shut, produce recalled and further test results are due on Monday. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay (GERMANY - Tags: FOOD HEALTH) 

A mixture of ready-packed bean and salad sprouts are pictured at Berlin's sprouts manufacturer 'Sprossenmanufaktur' in Berlin June 6, 2011. The managing director of a German organic farm near Hanover that might be at the centre of a deadly E.coli outbreak said on Monday he was baffled that his beansprouts are suspected of causing such devastation. German officials said on Sunday the beansprouts of Klaus Verbeck, the head of the "Gaertnerhof Bienenbuettel", could be the source of the EHEC bacteria (enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli) outbreak that has killed 22 and made more than 2,200 people ill across Europe. The farm has been shut, produce recalled and further test results are due on Monday. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay (GERMANY - Tags: FOOD HEALTH) 

Employee Wolfgang Funkhauser of Berlin's sprouts manufacturer 'Sprossenmanufaktur' displays a mixture of bean and salad sprouts in Berlin June 6, 2011. The managing director of a German organic farm near Hanover that might be at the centre of a deadly E.coli outbreak said on Monday he was baffled that his beansprouts are suspected of causing such devastation. German officials said on Sunday the beansprouts of Klaus Verbeck, the head of the "Gaertnerhof Bienenbuettel", could be the source of the EHEC bacteria (enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli) outbreak that has killed 22 and made more than 2,200 people ill across Europe. The farm has been shut, produce recalled and further test results are due on Monday. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay (GERMANY - Tags: FOOD HEALTH) 

Employee Wolfgang Funkhauser of Berlin's sprouts manufacturer 'Sprossenmanufaktur' displays a mixture of bean and salad sprouts in Berlin June 6, 2011. The managing director of a German organic farm near Hanover that might be at the centre of a deadly E.coli outbreak said on Monday he was baffled that his beansprouts are suspected of causing such devastation. German officials said on Sunday the beansprouts of Klaus Verbeck, the head of the "Gaertnerhof Bienenbuettel", could be the source of the EHEC bacteria (enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli) outbreak that has killed 22 and made more than 2,200 people ill across Europe. The farm has been shut, produce recalled and further test results are due on Monday. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay (GERMANY - Tags: FOOD HEALTH) 

Reinhard Burger, president of the Robert Koch Institute, the German institute for disease control, addresses the media in Berlin, June 6, 2011. German officials said on Sunday bean sprouts from a German organic farm could be behind an E.coli outbreak that has killed 22 and made more than 2,200 people ill across Europe. The U.N. health agency said it was awaiting further information from the state investigation and the Robert Koch Institute. Officials, under intense pressure to identify the source of the EHEC bacteria (enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli) outbreak, have been warning consumers for weeks to avoid tomatoes, cucumbers and lettuce. REUTERS/Tobias Schwarz (GERMANY - Tags: POLITICS HEALTH SCI TECH) 

Reinhard Burger, president of the Robert Koch Institute, the German institute for disease control, addresses the media in Berlin, June 6, 2011. German officials said on Sunday bean sprouts from a German organic farm could be behind an E.coli outbreak that has killed 22 and made more than 2,200 people ill across Europe. The U.N. health agency said it was awaiting further information from the state investigation and the Robert Koch Institute. Officials, under intense pressure to identify the source of the EHEC bacteria (enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli) outbreak, have been warning consumers for weeks to avoid tomatoes, cucumbers and lettuce. REUTERS/Tobias Schwarz (GERMANY - Tags: POLITICS HEALTH SCI TECH) 

Reinhard Burger, president of the Robert Koch Institute, the German institute for disease control, addresses the media in Berlin, June 6, 2011. German officials said on Sunday bean sprouts from a German organic farm could be behind an E.coli outbreak that has killed 22 and made more than 2,200 people ill across Europe. The U.N. health agency said it was awaiting further information from the state investigation and the Robert Koch Institute. Officials, under intense pressure to identify the source of the EHEC bacteria (enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli) outbreak, have been warning consumers for weeks to avoid tomatoes, cucumbers and lettuce. REUTERS/Tobias Schwarz (GERMANY - Tags: POLITICS HEALTH SCI TECH HEADSHOT) 

Beansprouts in a container of water are seen in this picture illustration taken in Berlin June 6, 2011. The managing director of a German organic farm that might be at the centre of a deadly E.coli outbreak said on Monday he was baffled that his beansprouts are suspected of causing such devastation. German officials said on Sunday the beansprouts of Klaus Verbeck, the head of the "Gaertnerhof Bienenbuettel", could be the source of the EHEC bacteria (enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli) outbreak that has killed 22 and made more than 2,200 people ill across Europe. The farm has been shut, produce recalled and further test results are due on Monday. REUTERS/Pawel Kopczynski (GERMANY - Tags: FOOD HEALTH) 

Beansprouts in a container of water are seen in this picture illustration taken in Berlin June 6, 2011. The managing director of a German organic farm that might be at the centre of a deadly E.coli outbreak said on Monday he was baffled that his beansprouts are suspected of causing such devastation. German officials said on Sunday the beansprouts of Klaus Verbeck, the head of the "Gaertnerhof Bienenbuettel", could be the source of the EHEC bacteria (enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli) outbreak that has killed 22 and made more than 2,200 people ill across Europe. The farm has been shut, produce recalled and further test results are due on Monday. REUTERS/Pawel Kopczynski (GERMANY - Tags: FOOD HEALTH) 

Two security guards patrol in front of the organic farm "Gaertnerhof Bienenbuettel" in Bienenbuettel, Lower-Saxony June 6, 2011. The managing director of a German organic farm that might be at the centre of a deadly E.coli outbreak said on Monday he was baffled that his beansprouts are suspected of causing such devastation. German officials said on Sunday the beansprouts of Klaus Verbeck, the head of the "Gaertnerhof Bienenbuettel", could be the source of the EHEC bacteria (enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli) outbreak that has killed 22 and made more than 2,200 people ill across Europe. The farm has been shut, produce recalled and further test results are due on Monday. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer (GERMANY - Tags: HEALTH POLITICS IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

Two security guards patrol in front of the organic farm "Gaertnerhof Bienenbuettel" in Bienenbuettel, Lower-Saxony June 6, 2011. The managing director of a German organic farm that might be at the centre of a deadly E.coli outbreak said on Monday he was baffled that his beansprouts are suspected of causing such devastation. German officials said on Sunday the beansprouts of Klaus Verbeck, the head of the "Gaertnerhof Bienenbuettel", could be the source of the EHEC bacteria (enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli) outbreak that has killed 22 and made more than 2,200 people ill across Europe. The farm has been shut, produce recalled and further test results are due on Monday. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer (GERMANY - Tags: HEALTH POLITICS) 

A greenhouse at the rear of the organic farm "Gaertnerhof Bienenbuettel" is pictured in Bienenbuettel, Lower-Saxony June 6, 2011. The managing director of a German organic farm that might be at the centre of a deadly E.coli outbreak said on Monday he was baffled that his beansprouts are suspected of causing such devastation. German officials said on Sunday the beansprouts of Klaus Verbeck, the head of the "Gaertnerhof Bienenbuettel", could be the source of the EHEC bacteria (enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli) outbreak that has killed 22 and made more than 2,200 people ill across Europe. The farm has been shut, produce recalled and further test results are due on Monday. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer (GERMANY - Tags: HEALTH POLITICS)