EU: E. coli compensation fund increased
By: Keith Nuthall | 29 July 2011
EU member states have agreed a final package of aid to fruit and vegetable producers worth EUR226m (US$323.2m) to compensate them for lost sales following the German E. coli outbreak.
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EU member states have agreed a final package of aid to fruit and vegetable producers worth EUR226m (US$323.2m) to compensate them for lost sales following the German E. coli outbreak.
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