I just received the Final Summary Report on the 2014 Royal Hawaiian Norovirus Outbreak from the State of Hawaii Department of Health (HDOH). It was well done and to the point.
On May 17, 2014, management at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel (RHH) reported illnesses linked to a wedding reception at the Azure Restaurant held on
Aaron Kinney reports that the San Mateo County health officials announced Friday that norovirus was behind an outbreak of acute gastrointestinal illness at the upscale Hotel Sofitel in Redwood Shores.
Lab analysis of samples taken from some of the people who were sickened confirmed the highly contagious virus was to blame. At least 60 hotel
According to the CDC, most norovirus outbreaks from contaminated food occur in food service settings, according to a report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Infected food workers are frequently the source of these outbreaks, often by touching ready-to-eat foods served in restaurants with their bare hands. The food service industry can help
San Francisco area news reports that Hotel Sofitel in Redwood City closed its kitchen and dining facilities last week after dozens of guests and a few employees reported becoming ill at the annual NAACP State Convention, including former Oakland Mayor Elihu Harris.
San Mateo County public health officials, with help from the California Department of
CBS News San Francisco reports that More than 50 attendees attending an NAACP gala in Redwood City Saturday evening were sickened by a case of possible food poisoning.
At least twelve people were taken to local hospitals and treated for dehydration, according to the San Jose Mercury News. Several others transported themselves to hospitals.
Most norovirus outbreaks from contaminated food occur in food service settings, according to a Vital Signs report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Infected food workers are frequently the source of these outbreaks, often by touching ready-to-eat foods served in restaurants with their bare hands. The food service industry can help prevent norovirus
Gary T. Kubota, reporter at the Star Adveritser, reported that about 100 guests and workers at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel fell sick from an infectious virus — called norovirus — about two weeks ago.
I stayed there a few years ago with my daughters. While I gave a speech at a food safety conference, my
Norovirus is again in the news – cruise ships, fancy restaurants and even a high school.
Norovirus is a virus that is encased in a protein shell. It can live outside the human body for weeks and possibly months, and it is resistant to hand sanitizer and soap.
It takes only a small number of
Heston Blumenthal has shut his London restaurant Dinner, which has two Michelin stars, for a week after 24 guests fell ill with the vomiting bug norovirus, officials said on February 2nd.
The closure comes five years after an outbreak of norovirus caused by contaminated shellfish forced Blumenthal to close The Fat Duck, his three-starred
Listeria Cheese
Queso Fresco cheese imported illegally from Mexico and sold in a Latino grocery store in Woodburn, Oregon may be tainted with Listeria, Oregon state officials warned Friday.
Oregon’s Health Authority and Department of Agriculture launched an investigation into the dairy product after an infant in Clackamas County fell ill from the bacteria. Officials
