date:Jun 28, 2020
According to the EU Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF), a total of 66 norovirus alerts have been reported since January 2019. It should be noted that 9% of them were detected in blueberries, raspberries, and currants from Serbia, Peru, China, Morocco, and Poland, among other origins.
Human noroviruses are the main agent of acute gastroenteritis in Europe. The main genogroups of this virus that affect humans are GI, GII, GIV, GVIII, and GIX. These viruses are resistant to food washing,