Barf detergent, washes out noro?

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Love the tag line of this detergent (found this on a another blog yesterday):
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Dirty socks? Wash them with Barf

For "Extra cleaning power" and a "Fresh perfume" smell, choose Barf detergent.

This Iranian washing powder is suited for handwashing and top-loading machines only. Don’t use it in front loaders.

Barf, or "???" means "snow" in Farsi.
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There are probably lots of patrons of Parker’s Steakhouse in Longview, WA who are probably finding barf (or barf-covered clothing) in their laundry following a norovirus outbreak at the restaurant. The Olympian reports that at least 123 Parker’s Steak House customers and two restaurant workers had become ill with noro.  The investigation is reportedly focusing on an ill patron or worker who brought the virus into the restaurant.  Don’t eat poop, or barf.

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Dr. Ben Chapman is a professor and food safety extension specialist at North Carolina State University. As a teenager, a Saturday afternoon viewing of the classic cable movie, Outbreak, sparked his interest in pathogens and public health. With the goal of less foodborne illness, his group designs, implements, and evaluates food safety strategies, messages, and media from farm-to-fork. Through reality-based research, Chapman investigates behaviors and creates interventions aimed at amateur and professional food handlers, managers, and organizational decision-makers; the gate keepers of safe food. Ben co-hosts a biweekly podcast called Food Safety Talk and tries to further engage folks online through Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and, maybe not surprisingly, Pinterest. Follow on Twitter @benjaminchapman.