As the source of the E. coli bug remains undiscovered, consumers in Germany are refraining from buying salad vegetables, which were originally blamed for the deadly outbreak. It's reported that up to 60,000 cucumbers are being thrown away each day.
The cucumbers and tomatoes grown in Papenburg, Lower Saxony, have been officially certified as safe of E. coli. But even so producers have been forced to throw away tons of produce due to a lack of consumer demand.
Angie Schramm, Gardener & Employee in Papenburg, said, "People are harvesting the cucumbers and tomatoes everyday, but at the same time they know that the harvest will be thrown away every evening. So the work is done for nothing. The owner of my company must continue to pay for the hours of work and everyday he does not earn anything. There are only costs for him.