07/07/2011
Fenugreek seeds linked to the European E. coli outbreak have been imported into the UK. Plus, the Crown Estate's farmland is now worth more than 1 billion pounds.
The European Food Safety Agency now believes that the source of the E. Coli outbreak which killed more than 50 people was Egyptian Fenugreek seeds. Charlotte Smith hears that a batch of the implicated seeds has been imported to the UK. Most are still in storage but officials are working to trace the remainder. Also in the programme: the Crown Estate's farmland is worth more than £1 billion for the first time, and it seems pay of up to a hundred pounds a day isn't enough to induce British workers to pick vegetables.
Presenter: Charlotte Smith
Producer: Sarah Swadling.
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