CVUAs Baden-Württemberg: Annual Report Microbiological Examinations 2021
Apr 27, 2022 - Foods
CVUAs Baden-Württemberg: Annual Report Microbiological Examinations 2021
Official microbiological examinations of food in Baden-Württemberg are conducted by the four Chemical and Veterinary Institutes in Freiburg, Karlsruhe, Sigmaringen, and Stuttgart. In addition to scheduled samples, so-called event-driven samples are also examined. Now they draw the balance sheet for the year 2021:
11.3% of the scheduled samples and 19.8% of the event-driven samples from a total of 11,000 were objected to last year based on microbiological investigations. This included samples unsuitable for consumption (2.7%) and harmful samples (0.2%). The proportion of the latter has remained largely unchanged compared to previous years.
In the samples classified as harmful to health, the following germs were detected in a harmful concentration:
- verotoxin-producing Escherichia coli (VTEC)
- Staphylococcus aureus including the harmful toxin staphylococcal enterotoxin
- Bacillus cereus including the harmful cereulide toxin
Further information on the detected germs can be found on the websites of the Federal Institute for Risk Assessment and the Robert Koch Institute.
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