Distribution of pathogenic Yersinia enterocolitica was studied in a slaughterhouse in Southern Germany. A total of 120 pooled pig offal samples (tonsils, tongues, lungs, hearts, diaphragms, and livers) were from pluck sets hanging on racks and 20 pooled pig kidney samples were from containers. The highest isolation rate of pathogenic Y enterocolitica 4:03 was obtained from tonsils (85%) and the lowest from kidneys (15%). Altogether, 16 genotypes were obtained when the 122 isolates were characterised with PFGE using NotI enzyme. The high contamination rate of the tonsils and the indistinguishable genotypes obtained from the offal indicate that the tonsils contaminate the tongue, lungs, heart, diaphragm and liver when they are removed and hang on the hook together.