Germs travel with you

If food is produced from animals that carry pathogens, these pathogenic germs can also be contained in the food. If someone eats these products, they could become infected.

The BfRshort forGerman Federal Institute for Risk Assessment conducts research on zoonoses and produces an annual zoonoses report.

Zoonoses are diseases that can be transmitted both from animals to humans and from humans to animals. If raw food is produced from animals that carry pathogens, both humans and animals can become infected.