The number of outbreaks and people affected in them plummeted in Austria in 2020 compared to the year before.
The Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES) reported there were only 21 outbreaks this
Continue Reading Foodborne outbreaks halve for Austria in 2020
The Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES) has published a report looking at the Campylobacter situation in the country.
In 2020, there were 5,162 cases of Campylobacter reported, which is down from almost
Continue Reading Austrian report gives Campylobacter overview
Austria saw a decline in Salmonella and Campylobacter infections in 2020, according to annual figures released recently.
The country also reported data for Listeria, botulism poisoning and Yersinia which were at about the same levels
Continue Reading Salmonella and Campylobacter reports fall in Austria
Austrian officials have published results of different checks on raw milk, for antimicrobial resistance in meat and as part of Operation Opson.
A check on raw, unpasteurized milk looked at its microbiological status and for
Continue Reading Austria checks raw milk, meat and honey compliance
Austria has verified hygiene and self-controls at sites handling and processing food of animal origin.
The review published by the Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES) looked at general and specific hygiene requirements
Continue Reading Austria checks producer hygiene; reviews cheese and produce safety
Austrian authorities are investigating an outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) infections that has affected a handful of people.
Between September and December 2020, six people fell ill with infections from E. coli O146:H28.
Continue Reading Investigators still looking for source of outbreak of E. coli infections in Austria
The resurgence of a hepatitis A outbreak linked to strawberries underlines the importance of complete traceback of implicated products during outbreaks, according to researchers.
Following outbreaks linked to frozen strawberries in Sweden and Austria in
Continue Reading Germany part of resurgent hepatitis A outbreak
Scientists in Austria have investigated where biofilms hide and what bacteria can be found in them.
Biofilms are proven sources of contamination in the food industry. They can cause additional costs in production and can
Continue Reading Researchers identify biofilm hotspots, document danger zones
Beef and pork from Austria that is suspected to be unfit to eat has been distributed to 10 other countries.
Austrian authorities searched a slaughterhouse in Styria in late October and suspect that meat unfit
Continue Reading Austrian company sent questionable meat to other EU countries
Two people in France are seriously ill with listeriosis after eating contaminated cheese, according to the public health agency.
A spokeswoman for Santé publique France told Food Safety News that both cases of listeriosis occurred
Continue Reading Two sick in France from Listeria in cheese
