EU raises E. coli compensation package to ?210 million

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The European Union is willing to payout up to ?21O million in order to compensate producers affected by the E. coli 0104:H4 crisis in Germany, European Agriculture Commissioner Dacian Ciolos announced on Wednesday, upping the ceiling from the original ?150 million offered by Brussels the previous day, Agra Europe, our sister publication, reports. Early in the E. coli outbreak, European health officials first identified Spanish cucumbers as the likely source, then fingered tomatoes, lettuce, eggplant and organic sprouts. One official advised consumers to avoid all raw vegetables.