Analysis of the European baseline survey of norovirus in oysters
Jul 15, 2019 · The European Commission requested scientific technical assistance for the analysis of a European Union coordinated monitoring programme on the prevalence of norovirus in raw oysters. A total of 2,180 valid samples were taken from production areas and 2,129 from dispatch centres, taken over two consecutive years, ensuring the precision and the ...
EFSA assesses control options for norovirus in oysters
Jan 17, 2012 · Scientists highlight that norovirus is frequently detected in oysters in Europe which comply with existing EU control standards for bivalve molluscs. EFSA evaluated the detection methods and control options for norovirus in oysters.
Analysis of the European baseline survey of norovirus in oysters
Jul 15, 2019 · The European Commission requested scientific technical assistance for the analysis of a European Union coordinated monitoring programme on the prevalence of norovirus in raw oysters.
Analysis of the European baseline survey of norovirus in oysters
Jul 15, 2019 · The European Commission requested scientific technical assistance for the analysis of a European Union coordinated monitoring programme on the prevalence of norovirus in raw oysters.
Microbiological criteria for NoV in oysters are useful for validation and verification of HACCP-based processes and procedures, and can also be used by competent authorities as an additional control to improve risk management in production areas, during processing and retail.
The objective of the survey is to estimate the European prevalence of norovirus-contaminated oysters at production areas and batches of oysters at dispatch centres, with a 95% level of confidence and a level of precision of 5% considering an expected prevalence of 50%.
Analysis of the European survey of norovirus in oysters 3 The AAC members are aware that noroviruses represent a serious and widespread global public health threat and that they are the main causal agent of viral human gastroenteritis.
A One-Year Survey of Norovirus in UK Oysters Collected at the …
Amongst current European Union Member States, the United Kingdom (UK) has some of the most comprehensive national baseline data on the prevalence, levels and seasonality of norovirus in oysters resulting from a two-year study carried out on samples taken directly from production areas in 2009–2011.
Norovirus infection - European Centre for Disease Prevention …
Norovirus outbreaks linked to oyster consumption in the United Kingdom, Norway, France, Sweden and Denmark, 2010
French oyster farmers fear reputation damage as norovirus scares …
Jan 6, 2024 · Despite being Europe's biggest producer and consumer of oysters, France is facing a decline in demand after a wave of norovirus-induced food poisoning.