NEW : `` My company was named specifically '' by German authorities , Lavao said . Contaminated sprouts found in west German home . The case of the contaminated sprouts was reported to police by a woman who bought them from an independent greengrocer and had eaten them. Bacteria found in produce for the first time . Four more deaths bring total to 31 . 2988 people are infected , 759 have a severe form of the illness .
NEW : Contaminated sprouts found in west German home . The case of the contaminated sprouts was reported to police by a woman who bought them from an independent greengrocer and had eaten them. Bacteria found in produce for the first time . Four more deaths bring total to 31 . 2988 people are infected , 759 have a severe form of the illness .