Official announcements
Safety warnings
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Blood & Tissue
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19/08/2026
The Federal Office for Safety in Health Care was informed about the first confirmed autochthonous WNV case in Vienna.
Safety warnings
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Blood & Tissue
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18/08/2026
The Federal Office for Safety in Health Care (BASG) has been informed by the Dutch authorities that a case of autochthonous human WNV infection has been recorded in Utrecht, the Netherlands.
Safety warnings
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Blood & Tissue
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17/08/2026
The Austrian Federal Office for Safety in Health Care (BASG) has been informed by the ECDC (European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control) that human WNV infections have been reported in Gjakova, Kosovo.
Safety warnings
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Medical devices
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10/08/2026
The Federal Office for Health Safety (BASG) has issued a warning regarding possible interruptions to treatment involving the Astral 100 and Astral 150 medical devices.
Safety warnings
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Blood & Tissue
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07/08/2026
The Federal Office for Safety in Health Care (BASG) has been informed by the French authorities that a confirmed autochthonous case of Chikungunya has been recorded in the department Gironde.
Safety warnings
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Blood & Tissue
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04/08/2026
The donor/donor gametes have been blocked.
Safety warnings
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Blood & Tissue
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03/08/2026
The donor/donor gametes have been blocked.
Recall
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Medicines
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03/08/2026
Recall due to possible contamination with particles
Safety warnings
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Blood & Tissue
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30/07/2026
The Federal Office for Safety in Health Care (BASG) has been informed by the German authorities that an autochthonous human WNV infection has been recorded in Frankenthal (Pfalz) in Germany during the current season.
Safety warnings
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Medical devices
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24/07/2026
The Federal Office for Safety in Healthcare (BASG) has issued a warning regarding a counterfeit version of the medical device ‘Hearing Aid with Bluetooth 16 CHANNEL Hearing Aids Rechargeable for Deafness High Quality with Noise Cancelling audifonos’, with catalogue/reference number ‘5216B’.