LUXEMBOURG (AFP) – European Union agriculture ministers were to hold emergency talks in Luxembourg Tuesday on the bacteria crisis that has left 23 dead, as the source of the outbreak remained elusive. The European ministers will discuss aid for farmers who are unable to sell their vegetables due to growing consumer fears over the E. coli outbreak, and the sensitive issue could see acrimonious exchanges. They will also review the bloc's food safety alert system to ensure that warnings have “scientific basis and proof” before becoming public, EU health commissioner John Dalli said. Dalli said the alert system review was requested by Spain, where…
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