The Federal Office for Consumer Protection and Food Safety warns against a number of foods because of harmful bacteria. So-called presumptive Bacillus cereus were detected in 200 of 428 samples in 2021. Read here which foods are affected.
When lettuce makes you ill: Food inspectors found pathogenic bacteria in almost half of the prepackaged lettuce samples examined.
So-called presumptive Bacillus cereus were detected in 200 of 428 samples in 2021 – these can lead to vomiting and diarrhea, as the Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL) announced on Thursday in Berlin. Since salads are eaten raw and the germs are not killed by heating, the BVL advises sensitive people against packaged salads.
Meat eaters should also be careful when choosing their food. In 2021, the inspectors found listeria and so-called STEC bacteria in minced beef. E. coli bacteria are part of the healthy intestinal flora in humans and animals. STEC bacteria – Shiga toxin-forming E. coli – are disease-causing variants. If such bacteria get into the body, they can trigger intestinal inflammation, which can be severe.
The experts found listeria even more frequently: 88 of 410 samples examined – i.e. almost every fifth – were positive. Infections with these bacteria are comparatively rare, but listeriosis is one of the most serious food-borne diseases, according to the BVL.
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