Despite viral outbreaks declining, they remain one of the most important areas of consideration when it comes to food safety. These viruses are highly resistant to environmental factors and are infectious at very low doses. Their presence in foods or during food production can have devastating consequences. Christoph Bahrdt, Business Development Manager at Eurofins GeneScan gives an insight into foodborne diseases associated with viral infections and introduces VIRSeek Solution, an efficient virus extraction and detection tool recently developed by GeneScan. The full article is available here.