On June 6 Russia imposed ban on import of European berries. Retail chains should withdraw European fresh and frozen berries from circulation. The ban concerns particularly strawberries and blackberries. Apart from Russia Saudi Arabia has also introduced ban on vegetables import from the EU countries.
According to the European Commission, 23 people have died of this E. coli strain to date. The overall number of those infected has exceeded 2,000 in 13 EU countries. Though the source of the contaminated food has not been detected yet.
Source: www.fruitnews.ru