E. Coli Outbreak in Germany

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With Germany in the throes of an E.Coli outbreak, it is time to take precaution here as well.
Russia has laready banned all imports from EU countries.
Will Qatar be following suit?

By AngelinaBallerina• 3 Jun 2011 17:03
Rating: 3/5
AngelinaBallerina

I challenge you to list all the countries in Africa......Jamaica is not, infact in the African Jungles.....

Please feel free to enlist 100's of outbreaks from my 'safe heavens' wherever they may be!!

By irshadsamad• 3 Jun 2011 16:36
irshadsamad

I challenge you enlist at leat 10 outbreaks in 10 years from Qatar or i will enlist 100's from your so called safe heavens.

By irshadsamad• 3 Jun 2011 16:34
irshadsamad

You think you have got full authority to comment on what evr thing you came across, well, I am not a Jamaican and mod has removed my word, but you look to me from some where around African Jungles. Do you know for example how many EHEC serotypes are there, and what is the mechanism they do Haemorrage? ...

By AngelinaBallerina• 3 Jun 2011 16:28
AngelinaBallerina

Working in environmental health sort of ensures that I'm not speaking from my derriere young squire.....I fear you may be speaking in a Jamaican accent ('ting)...Jamaica is also not known for its food hygiene.....

By irshadsamad• 3 Jun 2011 16:24
irshadsamad

Hay what do you know about food safety hunh, shitting against some one is easy as compare to look in to our own loopholes, Germany with greatest Microbiological ancestors Like Koch's and Loefflers with some of the finest science are just fishing...at least in qatar there is not such kind of thing. Go and get your basics clear, remove your biased ideology.

By AngelinaBallerina• 3 Jun 2011 16:22
AngelinaBallerina

Indeed....my sentiments exactly young squire....

By irshadsamad• 3 Jun 2011 16:21
irshadsamad

Do you know that, speaking shitt against some thing is very easy, I know and you will be on your nose like what germaney is now, So called EU nation with Microbiological ancesters like Koch's and Loefflers..ha ha

By AngelinaBallerina• 3 Jun 2011 16:19
AngelinaBallerina

Errrmmmmm come again? Qatar has the highest what??? lol Qatar has the highest something or other but it sure as hell ain't the highest food standards!!!

By irshadsamad• 3 Jun 2011 16:17
Rating: 4/5
irshadsamad

Do not underestimate others, Qatar has highest food standard than any other EU or american countries, with almost 1000's of samples are being analysed for chemicals, radiologicals and microbiological quality. So be sure that what you are eating is safe.

Just make sure that you adopt good hiegenic practices before you eat'em. Ciao

By britexpat• 3 Jun 2011 10:43
britexpat

I wonder if you can get infected if you leave the plastic covering on ?

By stealth• 3 Jun 2011 07:01
stealth

but the cucumbers were not from Spain :(

By anonymous• 3 Jun 2011 00:16
anonymous

college girl to the fruit seller: why are the cucumbers small and soft today??

fruit seller: why don't you girls buy cucumbers to eat..for a change.

By anonymous• 2 Jun 2011 23:58
anonymous

Size matters :-/ lol

By chocoholic• 2 Jun 2011 23:29
chocoholic

brit, the local cucumbers are much better than the european ones, anyway.

A bit smaller, but size isn't everything :P

By nomerci• 2 Jun 2011 23:04
nomerci

frenchie, apparently it's not leaves, it's the cucumbers!

By frenchieman• 2 Jun 2011 22:47
Rating: 4/5
frenchieman

Of course Qatar will do nothing. Food safety is a giant joke here--minimal enforcement, no public awareness. You would have to be a moron to buy leafy greens at this point in time, even if the seller says they are not from Europe (a quick sign change is all it takes to fix that problem . . .)

By Mom_me• 2 Jun 2011 19:23
Mom_me

Without cucumbers !!! Can do - I am a yogi you know. :-)

By nomerci• 2 Jun 2011 19:07
nomerci

That's what happens when you let the Spaniards handle the cucumbers...they s h i t on them...;)

By britexpat• 2 Jun 2011 19:01
britexpat

Will you be doing without cucumbers for now ?

By drsam• 2 Jun 2011 18:52
drsam

yes. thx. and cucumber (not cun or cumcumber like french spelling) but strangely i can't find the edit botton !

By irshadsamad• 2 Jun 2011 18:30
irshadsamad

It is strain and not strend

By irshadsamad• 2 Jun 2011 18:26
Rating: 3/5
irshadsamad

Dear All

The E coli O104:H4 an entero haemorrhagic strain which is behind the infection in germaney is not spread by the cucumbers, they are still not sure if the outbreak is caused by contaminated cucumbers from spain. To trace back the source of contamination is not easy unless they do really a lot of interviews and other things to the patients about what they eat and drink etc.

As far as Qatar is concern they dont import these stuffs from Spain i guess.

By Mom_me• 2 Jun 2011 18:20
Mom_me

Zinx.*fingers crossed*

By drsam• 2 Jun 2011 18:19
drsam

the saudi already stated that it doesn't import vegetables from spain. what about qatar? but first, is it the cumcumber ? last report i read had ruled out spanish cuncumbers, as the E.COLI found on them (yes they found E.Coli on spanish cuncumbers!) are a different strend from the one causing the outbreak.

By Mom_me• 2 Jun 2011 18:17
Mom_me

Does Qatar imports from Spain ?

By anonymous• 2 Jun 2011 18:16
Rating: 5/5
anonymous

UAE is not allowing cucumbers from France, Germany and Spain without a test certificate.

By britexpat• 2 Jun 2011 18:07
britexpat

Thankyou for the update. the ladies must be really careful when buying cucumbers ...

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