6 June 2011
Last updated at 06:41 ET
First it was Spanish cucumbers, then salad vegetables, now bean sprouts are the prime suspect in the search for a source of the E. coli outbreak.
German officials are waiting for further test results to confirm any link, but they believe there is a connection with infected patients and bean sprouts grown at one farm in Uelzen, south of Hamburg.
It is not the first time bean sprouts – including adzuki, alfalfa, lentils and mung beans – have been associated with a health scare.
They were linked to an outbreak of Salmonella in the UK in 2010 and E. coli in the US in 1997.
The way they are farmed and how they are prepared in the kitchen both contain potential risks.
At home
Bean sprouts are often used in salads. If the vegetable is contaminated then eating it raw could
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