Austria: inspecciones de alimentos

In Austria the app follows the food law (LMSVG), the allergen information regulation, EU Regulation 852/2004 and the health ministry’s hygiene guideline for restaurants; your federal state’s food control inspects.

Órgano de inspección

Food control of the federal state (Lebensmittelaufsicht); in Vienna the Market Office MA 59 (Marktamt)

Food control is the task of the governor (Landeshauptmann) of each of the 9 federal states. The Land’s trained food inspectors (Lebensmittelaufsicht) do the visits; in Vienna this is the Market Office MA 59. The agency AGES tests official samples.

Controls are based on risk, under a 3-year national control plan. After a visit the inspector can ask in writing for faults to be fixed by a deadline, or issue a formal order. Orders can go as far as closing all or part of the business. Fines are up to €35,000, and up to €70,000 for repeat cases.

Calificación de higiene

Austria has no public hygiene rating or sticker. Results are not published for each business, and there is nothing to display at the door.