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Showing posts with label norovirus. Show all posts
Showing posts with label norovirus. Show all posts
Monday, March 16, 2020

Idaho Company Recalls Frozen Blackberries After FDA Test Finds Norovirus

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WinCo Foods, LLC. of Boise, ID is recalling frozen Blackberries in a 16 oz. bag and frozen Berry Medley in 16 oz. and 32 oz. bags, manufactu...
Friday, October 4, 2019

Frozen Blackberries Recalled After FDA Testing Finds Norovirus

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Cornerstone Premium Foods of Syracuse, New York is recalling a specific lot of product containing frozen blackberries (noted below) due to ...
Thursday, July 18, 2019

CDC Report - 2017 Norovirus Outbreak Highlights the Need for Facility Controls

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In CDC MMWR, a report discusses an outbreak of Norovirus that occurred at an Nebraska Event Center in 2017.  This outbreak continued for ove...
Friday, June 21, 2019

Frozen Berries Recalled for Norovirus After FDA Testing Reveals Presence

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Alma Pak of Alma, Georgia is recalling specific lots of product containing frozen blackberries (noted below) due to the potential of being c...
Monday, June 17, 2019

Frozen Red Raspberries Recalled for Potential Norovirus Contamination

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An Idaho company, WinCo Foods, LLC. is recalling 12 oz bags of Frozen Red Raspberries because it has the potential to be contaminated with N...
Friday, June 14, 2019

Difficulties in Developing a Vaccine Against Norovirus

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Norovirus is considered the leading cause of foodborne illness in the US.  The main reasons for this is how easily it spreads (acute onset v...
Thursday, August 9, 2018

Research - Norovirus Transmitted via Membrane-bound Clusters

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NIH research found that the highly virulent stomach viruses such as Norovirus may be spread in membrane-bound clusters....think multipack. ...
Wednesday, May 2, 2018

CA Health Warns Consumers about Norovirus Outbreak Linked to Canadian Raw Oysters

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There is an ongoing norovirus outbreak associated with raw oysters from British Columbia, Canada. "In California, as of April 27, appro...
Friday, February 9, 2018

Lawsuit Against Cruise Line After Ship Has Eight Consecutive Norovirus Outbreaks

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In 2016/2017, there was a norovirus outbreak on eight consecutive cruises on the Sun Princess cruise ship.  A lawsuit is being filed that &q...
Monday, December 11, 2017

Cruise Ship Season is Here...What about Norovirus?

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Planning to go on a cruise this year?  This past week, a Royal Caribbean ship, Ovation of the Sea, had 195 cases of gastrointestinal illness...
Thursday, August 17, 2017

Canada - Norovirus in Raspberry Mousse Cake

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In Canada,  a norovirus outbreak associated with Raspberry Mousse cakes has been reported.  The suspect product had been shipped throughout ...
Friday, August 11, 2017

Doughnuts Gone Bad - Norovirus Outbreak Linked to Ohio Doughnut Shop

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In Ohio, over 250 have become infected with norovirus linked to a doughnut shop - Mama C's Donuts.  Symptoms of norovirus, which include...
Wednesday, July 26, 2017

Failure to Enforce Employee Sick Policy May Be Root to Chipotle Outbreak

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In a CNBC news article, investigators found what could be a systemic issue in the under-enforcement of the employee sick policy that keeps i...
Thursday, March 30, 2017

Norovirus Outbreak Associated with Oysters in WA and BC (Canada)

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Washington State authorities are reporting that there have been approximately 39 cases of Norovirus infections associated with eating raw oy...
Tuesday, February 2, 2016

Norovirus Sickens Hundreds at Dinner Theatre, Clean-Up Costly

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A Kansas City dinner theatre was the site this past month of a huge norovirus outbreak.  Between Jan 15th and Jan 19th, more than 600 attend...
Friday, December 11, 2015

Flaws in the Fundamental Food Safety System Plague Chipotle

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Chipotle seems a lot like the Titanic, that early 20th century ship that sank after hitting an iceberg.  As we came to find out with the Tit...
Friday, August 14, 2015

MMWR - Outbreaks Associated with Drinking Water - 2011-2012

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 We generally regard drinking water safe, and rightfully so.  For the amount of water that is consumed each day, there have been relatively ...
Thursday, May 14, 2015

Norovirus Infection from Swimming in Lake (2014) - CDC Report

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Last summer, approximately 70 people contracted Norovirus infection after swimming in a lake.  The lake, located close to Portland OR was sh...
Saturday, March 28, 2015

Foodborne Illness Outbreak at Philly Restaurant Sickens Dozens of ....Lawyers

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A Philly restaurant is being linked to dozens of illness that occurred during a banquet for law students.  The City of Philadelphia has not ...
Thursday, March 19, 2015

A Kansas Meals-on-Wheels Operation Involved in Norovirus Outbreak.

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A report concluded that a Meals-on-Wheels operation in Kansas was responsible for at least 61 illnesses, although the exact source was not i...