The “Administration for Safe Food, Veterinary Medicine and Plant Protection” (UVHVVR) and the “National Institute of Public Health” (NIJZ) have investigated the increased number of reported cases of Salmonella infections in Slovenia, handled by the regional units of the NIJZ Ravne na Koroškem, Murska Sobota, Celje and Ljubljana.
The NIJZ recorded 19 confirmed cases of Salmonella infection, probably due to the same food consumption. On the basis of the information received from the epidemiological service of the NIJZ, the UVHVVR started inquiries and inspections. By inquiring, it was established that the outbreak should be referred to the sale of a potentially contaminated meat preparation in three retail chains of two Slovenian producers.
