Increased reports of suspected food poisoning at daycare centers and kindergartens...You need to be familiar with the rules for preventing norovirus infection
Dec 27, 2024
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Norovirus, a representative pathogen that causes food poisoning that often occurs in winter, is known to occur until the spring of the following year.
In the past three years, 132 suspected food poisoning cases occurred in daycare centers and kindergartens from November to February, of which 110 suspected food poisoning cases were caused by norovirus, accounting for 83% of the total.
In general, norovirus food poisoning is caused by ingestion of food or groundwater contaminated with norovirus, or is often transmitted through human-to-human contact such as feces, vomit, saliva, and contaminated hands, so hygiene management should be thoroughly performed when cooking.
First of all, since norovirus particles are small and the surface adhesion is strong, you should wash your fingers and hands thoroughly under running water for at least 30 seconds using a detergent such as soap.
Unsterilized groundwater must be boiled and used, and if uncooked fish and shellfish products such as raw oysters are marked for heating and cooking, they must be heated at a central temperature of 85℃ for at least 1 minute.
It is recommended to clean fruits and vegetables thoroughly under running water, and to disinfect cooking utensils with hot water or sterilizing disinfectants such as appliances before cleaning.
People with suspicious symptoms such as vomiting and diarrhea should not participate in cooking meals and rest for two to three days even after symptoms recover. In addition, the area around the infected patient's vomit and feces, toilets used by the patient, and door handles should be disinfected using chlorine disinfectant.
In addition, daycare centers are exposed to norovirus through direct or indirect contact due to group life in dense spaces, and infants and toddlers can be easily infected with norovirus due to weak immunity, so hygiene management of cooking environments and activity spaces should be thoroughly managed to prevent food poisoning.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
