Vacationer killed by Baltic Sea bacteria
Six people were infected with a bacteria from the Caribbean which has made itself at home in the popular German vacation destination. One of them is now in a coma.
Germs found in organic supermarket greens
Testing conducted on behalf of a German TV consumer show turned up evidence of germs in two brands of ready-made salads, with listeria bacteria found in packages of organic greens.
Cabinet agrees law to reduce drugs in meat
The German cabinet gave its support to a new law limiting the use of antibiotics in farm animals, giving states more power to exert tighter control.
Merkel defends E. coli reaction to Zapatero
Chancellor Angela Merkel has defended the German health authorities from criticism that their reaction to the EHEC E. coli outbreak during a telephone call with Spanish Prime Minister José Luis Rodriguez Zapatero.
Hunt for source of deadly E. coli source continues
Germany warned Sunday that the source of an outbreak of bacteria poisoning blamed for 10 deaths and hundreds of people falling ill, some in other countries, has yet to be pinpointed.
Deadly E.coli outbreak claims ninth victim
Authorities are struggling to determine the source of a deadly strain of bacteria in Germany that has already claimed nine victims.