One person in Germany and one person in the Czech Republic fell ill with listeriosis after eating cheese from a Tyrolean manufacturer. No confirmed cases of the disease have been documented in Austria to date. The Tyrolean manufacturer has already initiated a recall of its products and informed the public:

The company has been officially closed and commercial customers have been informed. No more products from the company may be placed on the market. However, it cannot be ruled out that products are still available to private individuals or in the catering trade. Due to the high contamination with listeria, we strongly recommend that the affected products are not consumed under any circumstances, but disposed of immediately or returned to the point of sale. Customers will be refunded the purchase price even without proof of purchase.

These food-borne outbreaks are being investigated in close co-operation between AGES, the Ministry of Health and the relevant provincial authorities.