Category Archives: Food Poisoning

Viet Nam – 37 suffer food poisoning at Son La athletics training center

VN Express

At 11 p.m. on Tuesday, 29 of them were taken to Life General Hospital in the northern province and the rest to Son La General Hospital.

According to the latter, some of the victims were in stable condition by Wednesday afternoon, but the rest were still having symptoms like vomiting and headache.

On Tuesday night around 100 athletes, all aged 10 to 15, had dinner at the training center cafeteria. Soon afterward some of them began to vomit and complain of stomachache, dizziness and headache.

The patients had eaten chicken onion salad, winter melon soup, ribs, and fried eggs.

The Son La Department of Health said it has taken samples of the food and the test results would come in a day or two.

Research – Poland’s Salmonella poultry problem continues

Food Safety News

 

A variety of European countries have issued nearly 100 warnings about Salmonella in chilled and frozen poultry from Poland since the start of March this year.

Data from the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) portal shows alerts from Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Lithuania, Estonia, Latvia, Italy, France and Romania. Most notifications were made by Lithuania, followed by Czech Republic and Bulgaria.

Involved serotypes include Enteritidis, Infantis, Typhimurium, Saintpaul, Derby, Newport, and Mbandaka. European regulation on fresh poultry mentions Salmonella Enteritidis and Typhimurium as a food safety criterion as these serotypes represent the main risk for public health. It considers chicken contaminated with other types as compliant or that it should be assessed on a case-by-case basis.

The EU produced an estimated 15.2 million tons of poultry meat in 2018. The main producer in that year with 2.5 million tons was Poland.

RASFF Alert – Diarrhoeic Shellfish Poisoning (DSP) – Live Mussels

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RASFF – Diarrhoeic Shellfish Poisoning (DSP) toxins – okadaic acid (133 µg/kg – ppb) in live mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) from Italy in Italy

RASFF Alert – Aflatoxin – Groundnuts

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RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 28.7; Tot. = 42.5 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnuts from Cameroon in Belgium

India – Vadodara: Around 150 suffer food poisoning in two firms

Times of India

VADODARA: At least 150 workers of two firms located on the outskirts of the city suffered food poisoning in 24 hours ending Wednesday evening.

Malaysia – Terengganu food poisoning victims climb to 74, says state health director

Malay Mail

KUALA TERENGGANU, May 26 — The number of food poisoning victims believed to be caused by eating a local dessert (puding buih) in two districts in Terengganu continues to rise to 74 people as of 3pm today, said Terengganu Health director, Dr Nor Azimi Yunus.

She said out of the 74 cases (from 16 different families), 62 patients are living in Kuala Terengganu while 12 patients are from Marang.

Belgium – Belgium reports record high number of outbreaks

Food Safety News

Belgium has recorded the highest number of foodborne outbreaks in a year since recordkeeping began.

This past year, 571 outbreaks were reported to the National Reference Laboratory for Foodborne Outbreaks (LNR-TIA). A total of 2,457 people fell ill and 28 were hospitalized.

Data on outbreaks have been collected by Sciensano, the Belgian Institute for Health, since 1999. From 1999 to 2010, 39 to 116 outbreaks were reported each year, but this number doubled in 2011 to 281. There were an average of 336 outbreaks per year between 2011 and 2016. Almost 400 outbreaks were recorded in 2018.

India – 40 children suffer food poisoning after eating pani puri in Hydrabad

Times of India

HYDERABAD: As many as 40 children fall ill after eating pani puri in Hydrabad. Police have started an investigation.

Malaysia – 48 individuals down with food poisoning in Terengganu after eating dessert

Malay Mail

KUALA TERENGGANU, May 25 — Forty eight people who suffered food poisoning believed from eating a local dessert (puding buih) which was bought on Friday, have been treated as at noon today.

State Health director, Dr Nor Azimi Yunus said out of the 48 victims, 20 were admitted to Sultanah Nur Zahirah Hospital (HSNZ) here where one of them was warded in the intensive care unit (ICU) but the patient was reported to be stable.

“Four other patients were admitted to private hospitals while the remaining victims received outpatient treatment. Most of the patients experienced symptoms such stomachache and diarrhea.

“The department is still investigating the actual source of the food poisoning incident as other patients maybe exposed to the same risk,” she said in a statement today.

New Zealand – Krazy Price Mart Ltd frozen camouflage grouper (kawakawa) – Ciguatoxin

MPI

Krazy Price Mart Ltd is recalling a specific batch of its frozen camouflage grouper (kawakawa) due to the presence of ciguatoxin, which may cause ciguatera poisoning if eaten.

 

 

Product identification
Product type Frozen whole fish (gutted)
Name of product Camouflage grouper (kawakawa)
Batch marking The fish is not labelled.
Date marking  No date marks appear on this product.

The product was available for sale between 10 March and 21 May 2020

Package size and description The product is sold as an individual whole fish (gutted) wrapped in clear plastic.
Distribution The product is imported from Fiji.

The product is sold only at Krazy Price Mart Ltd in Christchurch.

Notes This recall does not affect any other Krazy Price Mart products.

The fish was available from a chest freezer at Krazy Price Mart.

Consumer advice

Customers are asked to check when they purchased camouflage grouper (kawakawa) from Krazy Price Mart.

Affected product should not be consumed. There have been reports of associated illness in New Zealand. If you have consumed this product and have any concerns about illness, seek medical advice.

Customers should return the product to the retailer for a full refund.

For more information on ciguatoxin [PDF, 1.3 MB]

Who to contact

If you have questions, contact Krazy Price Mart:

  • Phone: 03 389 8786
  • Address: 431 Tuam Street, Phillipstown, Christchurch.