A Finland study confirms what may seem like common sense: Noroviruses are easily transferred to ready-to-eat foods via foodservice workers’ handling. Human noroviruses are a leading cause of foodborne gastroenteritis throughout the world and the study by researchers at the Finnish Food Safety Authority and the University of Helsinki confirm virus-free food ingredients and good hand hygiene are needed to prevent contamination of prepared foods.
The study “Norovirus Transmission between Hands, Gloves, Utensils, and Fresh Produce during Simulated Food Handling,” is part of a three-year project of detecting and eliminating viruses from food handling. –
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