Bill Marler

JANUARY 17, 2024

A case-control study, conducted via a RedCap survey with all participants of the BBQ event, and a food preparation review were conducted in response to this outbreak. The common exposure shared among all ill cases was a grade K-8 back-to-school BBQ hosted by the school. Food was delivered to about 400 people.

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Bill Marler

APRIL 6, 2022

Transmission occurs either person-to-person or through contamination of food or water. CDC statistics show that food is the most common vehicle of transmission for noroviruses; of 232 outbreaks of norovirus between July 1997 and June 2000, 57% were foodborne, 16% were spread from person-to-person, and 3% were waterborne.

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Penn State Food Safety Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2024

FDA issued a Warning Letter to Mena Food Group, Fort Lauderdale, FL, after inspecting the facility which manufactures ready-to eat (RTE) bakery products including breads, cakes, and pastries. The issues seen here are things that have been previously cited with other bakery operations, as well as other operations producing RTE foods.

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