Foodborne Disease Outbreaks in Germany (e.g. Campylobacterioses, Salmonelloses, and Listerioses)

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Jul 26, 2019 - Foods

Foodborne Disease Outbreaks in Germany (e.g. Campylobacterioses, Salmonelloses, and Listerioses)

Since 2015, the BVL (Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety) and the RKI (Robert Koch Institute) have been publishing a joint report on foodborne disease outbreaks, which is available on the BVL website.

In 2017, 49 outbreaks with high evidence were reported to the EFSA. The most frequently affected foods were milk (18 outbreaks from raw milk, 1 outbreak from pasteurized milk), composite foods and prepared dishes (8 outbreaks), as well as pork and pork products (5 outbreaks). The foods were most frequently consumed in private households (19 outbreaks) and in restaurants, cafes, bars, hotels, and catering (9 outbreaks). An important factor was the distribution of milk through so-called raw milk vending machines, which were identified as the source of the problem in 5 outbreaks. Examples include outbreaks caused by noroviruses associated with foods sold in a bakery (126 cases), Clostridium perfringens after consuming goulash (102 cases), Salmonella Typhimurium after consuming raw sausage products and Thuringian Mett (72 cases), ciguatoxin after consuming double-spotted snapper labeled as red snapper (11 cases), and early summer meningoencephalitis (TBE) after consuming goat raw milk or soft cheese made from goat raw milk (13 cases).

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Source: 2nd Meeting of the BfR Commission on Biological Hazards and Hygiene, BELA Report BVL