Russia bans EU vegetables due to E.coli fears

Russia banned imports of raw vegetables from the European Union on Thursday because of the E.coli outbreak centred in Germany, Russian media cited the head of the consumer protection agency as saying.

"A ban on the import of fresh vegetables from EU countries takes effect from this morning," Rospotrebnadzor head Gennady Onishchenko said, according to the Interfax news agency. (Reuters)