June 6/Berlin/WebMD Health News -- Health authorities in Germany say that locally grown beansprouts are probably the cause of an outbreak of E. coli that has left several people dead.
The source of the infection has yet to be officially confirmed, with a number of different products cited as a possible cause, including Spanish cucumbers, tomatoes and leafy salads. However, Gert Lindemann, Lower Saxony Agriculture Minister told the Associated Press that 18 different sprout mixtures were currently under suspicion -- including sprouts of beans, broccoli, peas, chickpeas, garlic lentils, mungo beans and radish.