The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has put out an alert regarding an international outbreak of SalmonellaEnteritidis in chicken, involving 335 cases across 14 European countries plus the UK, as well as the U.S.
Chicken meat and chicken meat products, specifically kebab, are the likely source of the outbreak. A total of three types of S. Enteritidis ST11 have been implicated. While food traceability data points to producers located in Poland (seven producers) and Austria (one producer), no microbiological evidence of a contamination at their facilities has been found. Of the cases of infection, nine resulted in hospitalization in three countries, and one death occurred in Austria.