Escherichia coli

On a farm in northern Belgium, not far from the hundreds of tractors blocking Europe's second-biggest port to demand more respect for farmers, Bart Dochy was switching on his computer, waiting for a government program to load with maps of his land next to empty digital boxes demanding to be filled with statistics on fertilizer, pesticides, production and harvesting.

"The pollution of the Black Sea is increasing rather than decreasing, but it is not related to Ukraine, we are doing it ourselves", insisted Eco-minister Julian Popov on the occasion of the study by "Active users" and scientists from Sofia University, who have found contamination of the sea water with the bacterium "Escherichia coli" up to 41 times above the norm on 7 out of a total of

Pollution of the sea water up to 41 times above the norm found a joint inspection of scientists from Sofia University and the Association "Active Users" on the beaches along the Southern Black Sea coast.

Its results and analysis were published today.

The first project, dedicated to marine biology and definition of the species composition of the bottom ecosystems in Antarctica, is by the Bulgarian scientists, said in the city of Varna the hydrobiologist Prof. Lubomir Kenderov of the Sofia University, who was among the rapporteurs of the national anniversary forum of the Bulgarian Underwater Association.

A new study conducted by food testing company Clear Labs in US has discovered from a sample of 258 burgers, two cases of meat in vegetarian products, three burgers with rat DNA and one case of human DNA.

“The most likely cause is hair, skin, or fingernail that was accidentally mixed in during the manufacturing process,” the report mentioned referring to the human DNA.

The temporary bathing ban at the central beach of the Bulgarian Black Sea resort of Lozenets remains in force.

Last week, health authorities imposed temporary prohibition after samples established high levels of Escherichia coli in the water.

The pollution in one of Istanbul's central creeks has reached an excessive level, as the creek was recently seen covered with black-colored bubbles and emitting an unbearable smell.

The 'Officers' beach in Bulgaria's Varna has been closed for visitors again as of Friday, the Regional Health Inspectorate informed.

The beach was closed after the test results showed that the sea water was contaminated with Escherichia Coli and Enterococcus bacteria, Darik news reports.

The water contamination poses risk of enteric infections and secretory system ailments.

The Hellenic Food Authority (EFET) ordered Wednesday the withdrawal from the market of all water cooler bottles sold under the brand name Aquarius after they were discovered to contain bacteria that included E coli.

The 18.9-liter containers are manufactured in Serres.

Greece’s food safety watchdog, EFET, on Wednesday ordered a brand of bottled water to be removed from stores after it was found to be contaminated with bacteria including E coli.

The mineral water is sold under the brand name Seli in 18.9-liter bottles.