Estimated 10,000 potentially exposed to Hepatitis A virus at Illinois McDonald’s

Food Safety Infosheet Highlights:
– If infected, you may spread the virus to others for 30 days before you get sick.
– Diners at the Illinois fast-food outlet from early June to July 13 may have been exposed to a virus that can cause liver disease.
– Handwashing can reduce the chance of passing Hepatitis A to patrons.

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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.