Risky or Not?

947. Pick Your Own Berries During a Norovirus Spike in June 2026

Risky or Not?

Show Notes

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating pick your own berries in an area during a norovirus spike in June 2026. Dr. Don - not risky ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ Professor Ben - not risky ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ Outbreaks, occurrence, and control of norovirus and hepatitis a virus contamination in berries: A review - PubMed Eurosurveillance | Large multistate outbreak of norovirus gastroenteritis associated with frozen strawberries, Germany, 2012 Farm to fork quantitative microbial risk assessment for norovirus on frozen strawberries - ScienceDirect Inactivation of hepatitis A virus and norovirus on berries by broad-spectrum pulsed light - PubMed

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