Madrid ( CNN ) -- The European Commission on Wednesday rescinded its health warning against cucumbers from Spain , according to a statement from the Spanish Health Ministry . Spanish officials have been denying accusations that their country was the cause of a deadly E. coli outbreak that has swept across Germany and Sweden . The health warning was lifted after Spanish authorities shared negative test results on the produce in question with the commission , the statement noted . Last week , German officials implied Spanish cucumbers were the cause of an illness that has sickened more than 1,000 people . The outbreak is responsible for 15 deaths in Germany and one in Sweden , according to media reports citing local authorities . CNN has confirmed at least 12 deaths including the one in Sweden , a woman who had recently visited Germany . Spanish Deputy Prime Minister Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba said Spain will not rule out `` taking action against the authorities ( in Germany ) who questioned the quality of our products . '' He was speaking in an SER radio interview . The Robert Koch Institute , Germany 's federal unit responsible for disease control and prevention , has reported 1,064 cases of E. coli infection , and 470 cases of hemolytic-uremic syndrome ( HUS ) , a serious complication that can result from E. coli . Rubalcaba later responded forcefully to the accusation that the outbreak originated with produce from Spain after chairing a meeting of government officials and fresh produce exporters Wednesday in the southern city of Almeria . `` What we ask of Germany is get to the bottom of this , '' Rubalcaba told a nationally televised news conference after the meeting . `` The country most interested in knowing the truth is Spain . It 's not our products . All of the people who are affected are in Hamburg or were in Hamburg , so it seems the problem is there . '' `` The proof is that there are no cases in Spain . If the bacteria came from Spain , we would see infections . Our products are absolutely clean , our cucumbers in this case . It 's not a problem of the origin of the products , '' Rubalcaba said . `` If it was from the cucumbers , there would be cases ( of illness ) in Spain , '' Rubalcaba said , adding that there have n't been . `` The Hamburg ( Germany ) authorities do n't know where it comes from . I understand they have a problem . We have said , 'You need to say it was n't us . ' `` While authorities in Germany worked to contain and respond to the outbreak , the specific cause remained unclear . The European Food Safety Alert Network said EHEC , or enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli , a strain of E. coli that causes hemorrhaging in the intestines , was found in organic cucumbers originating from Spain , packaged in Germany and distributed to countries including Austria , the Czech Republic , Denmark , Germany , Hungary , Luxembourg and Spain . But the source has not yet been pinpointed , authorities said . Spanish officials and export producers have talked publicly of demanding compensation from Germany or the European Union . The produce export sector says it stands to lose $ 290 million a week , as consumer fears over cucumbers have spread to most European countries , largely stopping imports of Spanish produce , including tomatoes , lettuce and other vegetables . Rubalcaba told the news conference there 'll be time to talk about demands for proper compensation but added , `` It 's evident they have endangered the jobs of many people without proof . We know ( the infection ) is a serious problem , but the Spanish products have nothing to do with that crisis . '' Health officials in Hamburg , where many remain hospitalized from the infection , said Thursday that Spanish cucumbers appeared to carry the E. coli . But on Tuesday , they said two of the three Spanish cucumbers tested showed they did not carry the E. coli strain that has caused the health problems , while a third Spanish cucumber and another cucumber of unknown origin were still being tested . Spanish media reported that as a significant backtracking by Germany . The export producers federation Fepex issued a statement Wednesday saying the `` priority now is to return to normal in the European markets for fruits and vegetables and re-establish confidence in Spanish products after Germany corrected itself on Tuesday and removed Spanish cucumbers as the origin of the lethal strain of E . coli . '' Germany is the top purchaser of Spain 's produce , according to Fepex . In 2010 , Spain exported 9.4 million tons of produce ; a quarter of that went to Germany , Fepex said . Fresh produce exports had $ 11 billion in revenue overall in 2010 . CNN 's Frederik Pleitgen and Eileen Hsieh contributed to this report .
NEW : The European Commission lifts its health warning against Spanish cucumbers . ` ` It 's not our fault , '' Spanish official says . Sources report three deaths related to the outbreak , including one in Sweden . The specific source has not been identified .