Download Methods for virus detection in ready-to-eat (RTE) foods

Methods for detecting viruses (norovirus and Hepatitis A) which are increasingly associated with foodborne illness are lacking for foods commonly implicated in outbreaks. This paper documents the development of a suitable method, the direct Trizol method with short column–based RNA purification. Further work to validate and establish limits of detection and reproducibility will be required before the method can be used for routine analysis.