Food microbiology – Targeted surveys – Final report - Viruses in Fresh Leafy Herbs and Fresh Leafy Vegetables – April 1, 2017 to March 31, 2018 and April 1, 2020 to March 31, 2021

Food microbiology – Targeted surveys – Final report - Viruses in Fresh Leafy Herbs and Fresh Leafy Vegetables – April 1, 2017 to March 31, 2018 and April 1, 2020 to March 31, 2021 The CFIA tested 829 samples of whole or trimmed fresh leafy herbs and 230 whole or trimmed fresh leafy vegetables for Hepatitis A and Norovirus GI and GII. 99.9% of the fresh leafy herb and 100% of the fresh leafy vegetable samples tested were found to be satisfactory. CFIA conducted appropriate follow-up activities. There were no reported illnesses related to these products. 2023-08-03 Canadian Food Inspection Agency cfia.opendatapublishing-publicationdedonneesouvertes.acia@inspection.gc.ca Science and TechnologyCanadian Food Inspection AgencyFood safetyFood microbiologyTargeted surveyRetailPrevalenceCanadaLeafy herbsLeafy vegetablesVirusesPathogenHepatitis ANorovirus GINorovirus GII Food microbiology – Targeted surveys – Final report - Viruses in Fresh Leafy Herbs and Fresh Leafy Vegetables – April 1, 2017 to March 31, 2018 and April 1, 2020 to March 31, 2021CSV https://open.canada.ca/data/dataset/72f97459-e4e1-4617-b9bd-d8dba616a0c8/resource/12d2d969-31d9-4f63-b599-f5dec1b6c3b5/download/cfia_acia-1381-dai_odi_2017-2018_and_2020-2021_final_ts_report_-_viruses_in_whole_leafy_vegetabl.csv

The CFIA tested 829 samples of whole or trimmed fresh leafy herbs and 230 whole or trimmed fresh leafy vegetables for Hepatitis A and Norovirus GI and GII. 99.9% of the fresh leafy herb and 100% of the fresh leafy vegetable samples tested were found to be satisfactory. CFIA conducted appropriate follow-up activities. There were no reported illnesses related to these products.

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