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What is the Norovirus

Posted by: abouthygiene in Food Safety Information 6 years, 2 months ago

Norovirus is one of the most common causes of gastroenteritis. Symptoms include - nausea (often sudden onset), vomiting (often projectile) and watery diarrhoea. Symptoms begin around 12 to 48 hours after becoming infected. The illness is usually brief, with symptoms lasting only about 1 or 2 days. Most people make a full recovery within 1-2 days, however some people (usually the very young or elderly) may become very dehydrated and require hospital treatment.

What is Hepatitis A

Posted by: abouthygiene in Food Safety Information 6 years, 2 months ago

Hepatitis A infection is an acute disease of the liver caused by the hepatitis A virus. There are five main hepatitis viruses, referred to as types A, B, C, D and E.

Frozen Berry Alert - Boil for 1 minute

Posted by: abouthygiene in Food Safety Alerts 6 years, 2 months ago

The FSAI recommends boiling imported frozen berries for one minute before consumption as a result of reported outbreaks of norovirus and hepatitis A virus in imported frozen berries across Europe in recent years. This is particularly important when serving these foods to vulnerable people such as nursing home residents.

Pork & Game Meat Alert - Cook Well

Posted by: abouthygiene in Food Safety Information 6 years, 2 months ago

FSAI warns PORK MEAT to be cooked thoroughly to prevent Hepatitis E Virus Infection

Pork & Game Meat Alert

Posted by: abouthygiene in Food Safety Information 6 years, 2 months ago

FSAI warns PORK MEAT to be cooked thoroughly to prevent Hepatitis E Virus Infection