Sausage row settled with Slovenia

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There was cause to celebrate in culinary circles this weekend after it was revealed Austria had won a battle to keep its claim to a popular brand of sausage – and its famous pumpkin seed oil. The problem started when Slovenia announced that it wanted the EU to give it rights and control of the […]

Firm claims listeria in its trout is isolated case

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The deadly bacteria listeria detected in a batch of smoked trout yesterday was “an isolated case”, the firm Eisvogel’s chief Hubert Bernegger claimed today (Fri).He said the firm, based in Molln in Upper Austria’s Kirchdorf district, was maintaining all appropriate hygienic standards in its production and had spent more than 60,000 Euros annually in micro-biological […]

Newspaper blasts ‘serious food control problems’ in Styria

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There were serious deficiencies in food controls last year in Styria, the free Styrian weekly newspaper Woche claimed yesterday (Tues).Woche’s report comes in the wake of news about Styrian firm Prolactal, which produced the deadly Quargel cheese last year resulting in the deaths of 10 people in Austria and Germany.Woche said lack of personnel had […]

Nine people in hospital after eating deadly cheese

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Twelve people have been hospitalised with listeria infections, nine of them having become ill after eating deadly Quargel cheese produced by Styrian firm Prolactal GmbH.The Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES) reported the news today (Weds), adding that the 12th confirmed case was that of a 74-year-old man from Upper Austria who had […]

Americans doubtful as Vonn reveals Austrian Topfen injury cure

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Americans remain sceptical about Austrian Topfen despite US skiing superstar Lindsey Vonn revealing she treated her injured leg with the cheese curd delicacy before winning gold in the Olympic downhill.The 25-year-old overall World Cup leader, who has been living in Austria for some years, told journalists after her triumph on Wednesday that she wrapped her […]