A lethal toxin, found in blood samples of Taiwan restaurant customers suffering from food poisoning, has also been found in stool samples of a chef from the establishment.
The toxin is suspected to be responsible for the deaths of two customers after eating char kway teow from Polam Kopitiam.
Taipei, April 7 (CNA) Two restaurants in Taipei, owned by Wowprime Corp., have been closed temporarily, after a total of 22 customers fell ill with food poisoning symptoms, the Taipei City Government Health Department said Sunday.
The suspected food poisoning at the two Wowprime restaurants in the bustling Ximending area followed the recent closure of three restaurants in the city owned by the Malaysian brand Polam Kopitiam, after over 30 of its diners fell ill with food poisoning, and two of them died.
Posted in Food Illness, Food Poisoning, Foodborne Illness, Illness, Poisoning
The people had suffered vomiting, stomach ache, diarrhea and had been faintish after consuming the food served at a dansala of the Kovil and were admitted to the Maskeliya Divisional Hospital.
A medical officer at the hospital said 25 of them were receiving in-house treatment while the others had left the hospital after treatment.
Public Health Inspectors have obtained food samples to be sent to the Government Analyst.
Posted in Food Illness, Food Poisoning, Foodborne Illness, Illness
The 2022 report shows that:
Product category
Food
Product subcategory
Milk and dairy products
Product brand name
Earl Louet
Model names or references
Faisselle,Pyramid,log,round,White pyramid,Touré,Crottin
Product identification
Batch Date
03/25, 03/26, 03/27 Use-by date 05/17/2024
Packaging
Wooden box Paper packaging
Start/end date of marketing
From 03/25/2024 to 03/29/2024
Storage temperature
Product to keep in the refrigerator
Geographical sales area
Whole France
Distributors
Carrefour Buzançais, Intermarché Buzançais, Farm, Marché Palluau, Marché Pellevoisin, Ricardel, Marché Buzançais
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HANOI, April 5 (Xinhua) — A fifth-grade student died and dozens of others were hospitalized on Friday morning in Vietnam’s central city of Nha Trang after having breakfast sold by street vendors or at local food stalls, Vietnam News Agency reported.
After having breakfast on Friday morning, a student from Vinh Truong primary school reportedly felt sick and fainted.
Doctors said the cases were suspected to be caused by food poisoning, VnExpress reported.
As of Friday noon, those students’ state of health has been stable, Vietnam News Agency reported.
Local authorities were further investigating the cause of the case
| Product identification | |
|---|---|
| Product type | Snack Foods |
| Name of product (size) and Date marking | Value Pack brand and VP brand Nuts and Raisins 400g Best Before 29 SEP 2024 Value Pack brand and VP brand Roasted Salted Peanuts 400g Value Pack brand Roasted Salted Peanuts 750g Refill Pack Roasted Nut Mix 850g Refill Pack Raw Nut Mix 850g |
| Package size and description | The products are sold in clear plastic packaging. |
| Distribution | The products are sold in selected supermarkets and retail outlets throughout New Zealand.
The products are not sold at Countdown and Woolworths stores. A Food Recall Notice is displayed at stores where affected product has been sold. The affected products are not available overseas. |
If you are a retailer of the products in this recall, download a copy of the point of sale notice. You need to display it in your store for one month.
Point of sale notice – Prolife Foods Value Pack [PDF, 146KB]
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New Zealand Food Safety (NZFS) is supporting Prolife Foods in its recall of specific batches of various Value Pack and Refill Pack products containing peanuts.
“The concern with these products is that they contain levels of aflatoxins above the allowable level in New Zealand,” says NZFS deputy director-general Vincent Arbuckle.
The products affected by this recall are:
“If you have bought any of these products, don’t consume them and return them to the place of purchase for a refund.
“Aflatoxins are naturally occurring in many food products and are produced by a group of moulds that grow on foods produced in hot and tropical climates.
“Levels of aflatoxin in the New Zealand diet are usually very low and don’t represent a health risk, however, consumption of food products with increased levels of aflatoxin over an extended period of time can be harmful.”
The affected products are sold at selected supermarkets throughout New Zealand.
Visit New Zealand Food Safety’s recall page for more information about batch details and photographs of the affected product.
Prolife Foods Value Pack and Refill Pack Products Containing Peanuts
“The recalled products are imported and, although they have undergone the necessary testing, they were released by the importer in error without confirming the results,” says Mr Arbuckle.
The products have been removed from stores. The affected products are not available overseas.
“As is our usual practice, NZFS will work with Prolife Foods to understand how the products were released and to prevent it happening again,” Mr Arbuckle said.
New Zealand Food Safety has not received any notifications of associated illness.
If you have consumed any of this product and are concerned for your health, contact your health professional, or call Healthline on 0800 61 11 16 for free advice.
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Midsona Norge AS withdraws Helios organic dark baking mix and Helios organic light baking mix, both gluten-free. Aflatoxins above the limit value have been found in the ingredient rice flour.
Updated 05/04/2024
Importer Midsona Norge AS has informed the Norwegian Food Safety Authority that the withdrawal applies to more “best before dates” than those stated in the online notification 27/03/2024
Dark baking mix, best before dates:
09.03.2024, 12.04.2024, 11.05.2024, 26.06.2024, 15.08.2024, 03.09.2024, 05.11.2024, 04.12.2024.
Light baking mix, best before dates:
07.02.2024, 12.04.2024, 11.06.2024, 02.07.2024, 06.11.2024, 04.12.2024.
The products are sold via health food stores, shop outlets and through Oda.
The mycotoxin aflatoxin has been found in the ingredient rice flour from Cambodia. Mold toxins (mycotoxins) are naturally occurring toxins from molds. Mycotoxins occur in feed and food and can cause long-term negative health effects in humans and animals.
The importer asks customers who have bought the products to throw them away.
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Product category
Food
Product subcategory
Meats
Product brand name
unbranded
Model names or references
chopped steak made at the traditional stand of the Market Albertville De Gaulle store between 03/22/2024 and 04/02/2024
Product identification
GTIN Batch
00000000000001 From 03/22/2024 to 04/02/2024.
Packaging
bag
Start/end date of marketing
From 03/22/2024 to 04/02/2024
Storage temperature
Product to keep in the refrigerator
Further information
chopped steak made at the traditional stand of the Market Albertville De Gaulle store between 03/22/2024 and 04/02/2024
Geographical sales area
Whole France
Distributors
MARKET ALBERTVILLE DE GAULLE ONLY
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