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Deadly Listeria outbreak highlights risk from traditional foods

Deadly Listeria outbreak highlights risk from traditional foods
Kajmak

Scientists have warned about the risks posed by small-scale production of traditional foods after studying a fatal Listeria outbreak.

From 2020 to 2022, 10 people were sick and three died in an outbreak of listeriosis in Austria. It was traced to a traditional southern European dairy item known as Kajmak, a lightly salted cream product. Customers of Käserei Gloggnitz were mainly local Balkan restaurants, delicatessen counters, and small bakeries.

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