The Austrian Health and Food Safety Agency (AGES) reports that the illness may have been caused by an organic cashew spread with raspberries sold by dm drogerie markt.
Most patients are children aged 1 to 3, but their ages range from under 1 to 69 years old.
Austria has reported 13 cases, with cases from Carinthia, Upper Austria, Salzburg, Styria, Tyrol, and Vorarlberg. Eight children required hospitalization. The Ministry of Health has commissioned AGES to investigate this foodborne disease outbreak.
Symptoms appeared between March 31, 2025, and May 20.
More than 50 people were ill in Germany
The Robert Koch Institute reported 52 cases among children under 4 years old. However, most patients were 1 year old or younger. Infection rates were equal for boys and girls, with cases spread across the country. A total of 24 patients were hospitalized.
The Robert Koch Institute, working with public health services, interviewed parents of 20 children about their food consumption. Epidemiologists quickly collected information that revealed the first evidence of a problem with the product, which has now been recalled.
Dm drogerie markt has withdrawn the product from the market and initiated a recall. The affected product is dmBio Cashewmus Himbeere, weighing 250g, with an expiration date of April 28, 2026.
Official investigations found Salmonella in the product, which may be linked to infant Salmonella infections in young children in Germany and Austria.
AGES stated that due to the long shelf life, it cannot be ruled out that consumers still have the product at home. The agency urges people not to consume the product under any circumstances.