Sushi and sandwich cake common causes of food poisoning

It is mainly Norovirus, which also causes winter sickness, which was behind most reported cases of food poisoning during the period. Overall, the virus caused 2,308 disease cases.

Sushi, sandwich cake, seafood and oysters are some of the foods that are identified as common causes of food poisoning. In most cases, the spread of infection must have been caused by infected people handling the food.

Other cases are linked to more outbreaks with cryptosporidia and lectins in vegetables such as fruits, vegetables and legumes occurred during the period.

In 45 percent of the reported cases, the cause of the infection could not be traced.

« Most food poisoning is never reported so what we see in the statistics is only the tip of the iceberg. It is important to report to your municipality if you think you have been poisoned. Even if you have become ill from something you have eaten in the home. Then the municipality can investigate and in best case prevent more people from getting sick, » says Jonas Toljander, risk evaluator at the Press release.

The number of reported cases has decreased overall compared with the previous five -year period, which, among other things, derives the restrictions during the pandemic.