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German authorities advise people not to eat sprouted seeds, tomatoes, and cucumber salad

German Minister of Agriculture, Ilse Aigner, announced Monday that authorities continue to urge citizens not to consume sprouted seeds, tomatoes, and cucumber salad, is not discovered until the origin of the bacteria that has killed 22 people in Europe.

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"Institute (Health) and Robert Koch Institute for Risk Assessment retain federal recommendations to avoid consumption of tomatoes, cucumbers and raw salads," Aigner said in a press conference in Berlin.

She added that list germinated seed, on Sunday evening that the accused was the source of illness, although the first results of tests have been negative.

"Initial tests have shown the presence of bacteria. However, I think it should be kept alert," she said.

"For now, the source (of contamination) could not be determined. Of the 40 samples, 23 tests have been negative," said Ministry of Agriculture of Lower Saxony, in a statement.

Analysis continues on the other 17 samples taken from an organic farm that produces seeds germinated at Bienenbuettel, a village located 80 km south of Hamburg, the ministry added.

Experts have examined both products and water, ventilation or farm stands, looking for enterohaemorrhagic E. coli bacteria (Eceh).