Although there are multiple threads discussing the European E.Coli outbreak, I learned some information within the past hour that I didn't want to get lost among them. I think it demonstrates the continuing difficulty in isolating the outbreak's source as well as the measures the German populace are taking to protect themselves from this virulent and lethal bug.

I share this info despite the fact I can not validate it with a legimate link as preferred by ATS readers. My source is my son, who two weeks ago returned to a US military base in Germany after his tour in Afghanistan. (I prefer not to name the base for the obvious reasons.) The reason for his call was to confirm the dates of his upcoming leave. Near the end of the call, he mentioned he intended to get a bite to eat. I said something I always wished my Mom might have said, "Well, don't eat your sprouts."

It was then that he proceeded to tell me that not only were sprouts not being sold, but the "no-eat" list included lettuce, peppers, cucumbers, tomatoes and a number of other vegetables. The chain restaurants, Burger King & McD's were no longer selling salads or putting lettuce/tomatoes on burgers. Local restaurants were being equally discriminating if not more so.

He did not indicate whether this moratorium was effected by or through German officialdom, but that everyone was taking the situation extremely seriously. While he did not lead me to believe that there were any type of official US orders addressing the problem, he did say that even the mildest stomach upset was being viewed as a cause for immediate concern and a reason to (voluntarily) seek medical facilities for evaluation and treatment if necessary.

At any rate, I wanted to share this information as it's the most recent available from someone there. As with everything else, after the initial flurry of MSM attention, they've moved on the the latest attention-getting (insert choice of political/religious scandal - war - assassination - celebritylock-up/break-up here) to feed the sheeple with. If we don't keep one another informed, then we certainly can't depend on the wolves to tell us the truth.

Thank you for the intel. I'm flying to Germany in a month. I didn't know they were taking this outbreak so serious.

There has been some of that stuff showing up in ground beef too..also,any fresh veggies can be safely cleaned by covering them with water then adding 3 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar and scrubbing them with a vegetable brush...no big deal...should be done all the time anyway....NWO advocates want everyone off fresh food

My favorite lunches are the donner kebabs. I still get extra cucumbers on them, and am fine.

West Germany (Army) here!