Fewer than 50 foodborne outbreaks were reported across Austria this past year but two of them involved more than 300 people.
In connection with the 48 outbreaks, 793 people became ill. This is a sharp
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More than 1,000 product warnings, recalls and notices for food, food contact materials, cosmetics and toys were published in Austria between 2010 and 2019.
The main reasons were residues, microorganisms and contamination by foreign material.
Continue Reading Austria records more than 800 food recalls in past decade
Austrian officials have linked six Listeria infections to a German meat producer.
Products from Wilke Waldecker Fleisch- und Wurstwaren are suspected to be behind a Listeria outbreak in Germany involving 37 people and three deaths.
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Salmonella in food is one of the issues that tops consumer awareness — coming in at 95 percent — but more than three quarters of Germans still consider food to be safe, according to a
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Production at a German meat company linked to a Listeria outbreak has temporarily been shut down by authorities.
Officials in the Waldeck-Frankenberg district of Germany closed the production facility of Wilke Waldecker Fleisch-und Wurstwaren in
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Thirteen people were part of a Listeria outbreak after eating liver pâté in Austria at the end of this past year and one person died.
The outbreak strain had not been detected previously in Austria
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The number of foodborne outbreaks in Austria continues to decline with only 52 reported in 2018.
This figure was 69 in 2017, 80 in 2016 and 368 a decade ago, according to a report from
Continue Reading Austria sees continued decline in foodborne outbreaks
The number of food businesses found to be violating the law during audits last year was around the same as the year before, according to Austria’s annual food safety report.
The report covers official inspections
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Officials in Austria are investigating three different outbreaks caused by Salmonella, E. coli and Listeria.
The Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES) reported the source of the Salmonella outbreak has been identified but
Continue Reading Austria hit by Salmonella, E. coli and Listeria outbreaks
Austrian authorities are investigating an increase in cases of Salmonella Coeln.
In August and September, cases caused by the pathogen Salmonella Coeln cluster type (CT) 1768 occurred in several Austrian provinces.
The Austrian Agency for
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