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Close to 50% of all fruits and vegetables in the European Union go to waste says a new report by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the UN. These losses occur throughout the entire food chain, from “farm to fork,” but the predominant losses are linked to the production of produce, not to consumers discarding uneaten remnants of the weekly shop.

An official says the tainted sprouts may have been eaten or thrown away by now, but people should still not eat sprouts. However, the warning against cucumbers, tomatoes and lettuce is lifted. The outbreak killed 29.

The World Health Organization said Thursday that the E. coli bacteria responsible for a deadly outbreak that has left 18 dead and sickened hundreds in Europe is a new strain that has never been seen before....

Spain denies allegations its cucumbers caused the illness that has killed and sickened people in Germany and Sweden.