They initially blamed the Spaniards, and screwed up that country’s ag exports, and now it turns out it was their own farmers.....
I'm sure the Spaniards will retaliate by banning German tourists from their country or by turning down billions of German bailout euros soon...;^)
Seriously though, what are the authorities going to do when tracking down the source? All they had to go on was what people were eating before coming down with the sickness. Produce from Spain was one *likely* source early on. Are they going sit on that information so as to not ruffle any feathers (and watch people getting infected) or put out a warning? Note also that this latest development is again not more than a *likely* source - perhaps more likely than Spain but not proven beyond any doubt yet. This case has not been solved with 100% certainty. Although I do hope that it ends there.