Austria reveals results showing pathogens in raw milk and meat

Published 2023년 5월 19일

Tridge summary

Recent inspections in Austria have uncovered issues with food safety, including the presence of pathogens in raw milk, chicken, and raw pork liver, and high bacterial counts in ready-to-eat food and sandwiches. Specifically, a campaign found that raw milk from vending machines often exceeded bacterial limits, leading to the rejection of 23% of samples. An inspection of ready-to-eat food and sandwiches identified several non-compliant samples, some of which were harmful to health. Additionally, a survey of poultry slaughterhouses revealed that the self-check procedures for Campylobacter were not satisfactory, with some slaughterhouses not complying with the EU criterion. An examination of chicken meat products found significant contamination with Campylobacter and Salmonella, with the latter more commonly found in foreign-produced or conventionally-raised chickens. The Austria Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES) has recommended the implementation of corrective measures and regular checks to address these issues.
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Original content

Recent controls in Austria have found Campylobacter in raw milk, Salmonella in chicken, and Hepatitis E in raw pork liver. Earlier this year, a campaign checked raw milk from vending machines for germs and residues of cleaning agents. The Austria Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES) said that raw milk could contain pathogens despite hygiene measures during milking. The advice is to boil it before drinking. For products sold directly to consumers via vending machines or in the farm shop, the note: “Raw milk, boil before consumption” must be present. Sixty samples from across Austria were examined and 23 were rejected. Overall, 21 did not comply because the total bacterial count was too high. One sample was contaminated with Campylobacter. Two samples were non-compliant because of a lack of information on the vending machine about boiling the product. Raw milk from vending machines had been examined for microbiological quality in two previous campaigns in 2017 and 2020. In these ...

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