Austria has been hit by another case of food containing Listeriosis bacteria.HMF Food Production announced today (Tues) the listeria bacteria have been discovered in its Almare Seafood smoked salmon on sale at discount supermarket Hofer. The company stressed that the products were inedible, adding that customers who bought it will be refunded.Hofer, which belongs to […]
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Shops shamed by fishy findings
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The results of a series of food tests are likely to turn fish lovers stomachs.The Austrian Labour Chamber (AK) said today (Fri) two of the 20 fresh fish it bought at Viennese supermarkets and specialised dealers were unfit to eat.AK said the affected products also smelt bad when they were examined after being purchased. The […]
First ‘superbug’ infections reported
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Experts have warned against panicking after two NDM-1 cases have been registered in Austria.The federal health ministry announced today (Fri) that doctors at University Clinic Graz had found that two patients had intestinal bacteria resistant to commonly used hospital antibiotics.University Clinic Graz chief Gernot Brunner said: “Such multi-resistant germs appear all over the world from […]
Heat-loving bacteria found in the Arctic seabed have their origins in oil springs and the depths of the Earth’s crust. This is the finding of a project supported by the Austrian Science Fund FWF, which used molecular biology to study “misplaced” bacteria such as these. The possibility that molecular biology could also help track down […]