WHO says E. coli strain responsible for European outbreak is new strain never detected before

[Peter Lemkin]

One thing is clear, Public Health testing of the food supply [in all countries] is lacking - not that it might have caught this [although it might have!], but such regular testing and surprise [unannounced] random testing with STIFF PENALTIES would make all persons along the food chain be more cautious. Second, the big animal and plant factories/plantations have long been known to be breeding grounds for troubles, like this - as have GM experiments [both by design and accident]. Third, the leakage of antibiotics into the food and water has created resistant bacteria - and is perhaps the greatest danger. I could go on. Cows and pigs are fed ground-up cows and pigs to eat along with plant matter. This is not natural and helps to create such Frankenstein bugs. Manure is good fertilizer, but not when it comes from industrial scale, chemical ridden, antibiotic ridden sources. Only when from organic small-scale farms. Others, if used at all, need to be heat sterilized, first. I don't discount that some pharmaceutical company has developed a new super-antibiotic which they will soon announce to save the day...and had some in their minions start this mini-epidemic to give them the needed sales pitch. It could also be biowarfare on a small scale for political or economic reasons. Lastly, the lesson should be learned, NOT to point to a specific vegetable or farm, until one is sure. If in doubt and awaiting testing, call a temporary and non-finger-pointing moratorium on a class of things [and pay those effected some compensation - unless it is found that they violated safe farming or health laws.]