Signal Norovirus causes about 380,000 foodborne cases a year

Summary

The report names norovirus as a leading cause of foodborne disease in the UK. Norovirus is an enteric virus that infects the gastrointestinal tract, and it accounts for the most food-linked cases, estimated at around 380,000 a year. In terms of cost, it also carries the largest economic and social burden of any foodborne pathogen, estimated at about 1.7 billion pounds a year, followed by Campylobacter and Salmonella. The report explains that foodborne disease in the UK caused about 2.4 million cases in 2018, with roughly 16,000 hospital admissions and more than 180 deaths. The responses it lists include pathogen policies by the Food Standards Agency and Food Standards Scotland and the Food Hygiene Rating Scheme.