The E. coli pathogen has been identified on cucumbers imported from Spain but it is unclear if they were contaminated there, during transport or in Germany.

在从西班牙进口的黄瓜中发现了大肠杆菌病原体，但是尚不清楚污染究竟是发生在西班牙源产地，还是在运输过程中，或是在德国被污染的。

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Now it seems the cucumbers were innocent (though some may have been contaminated with another strain).

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But Spain has reacted angrily, saying that there is no evidence that Spain is the source, even if the cucumbers originated there, because they could have been contaminated anywhere along the supply and handling chain.

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