Veg exporters angry

over a false alarm about their produce that has hit them hard.
Antonio Lavao, general manager of Malaga-based Frunet, said his livelihood has been destroyed by the mistaken warning by Hamburg authorities that imported organic Spanish cucumbers were to blame for the spread of the lethal bacteria. “All the media were screaming ‘killer cucumbers’,” he told a news conference with other Spanish food sellers affected by the scare. Other companies have been able to slowly resume operations. But we were named (by German authorities as a source of contamination). Our reputation is destroyed.” – AFP.