Cucumber fear spreads across Europe ...

Authorities in the Czech Republic and Austria have taken some Spanish-grown cucumbers off store shelves over fears they are contaminated with E.coli.

The move came after illness in Germany caused by infected cucumbers led to at least 10 deaths.

The cucumbers, believed to have been imported from Spain and contaminated with E.coli, left people ill with hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS).

Hundreds of people are said to have fallen sick.

Officials in the Czech Republic said affected cucumbers may also have been exported to Hungary and Luxembourg. More...

Don't miss:

1. 13 things you probably didn't know about the humble cucumber...
2. What are we eating? The truth about food...
3. Britons unwittingly eating food made using GM soy...
4. More milk woes for China as babies develop breasts...