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India – 15 kids suffer ‘food poisoning’ in Andhra, adulterated food at Anganwadi

Posted on February 11, 2022 by | Leave a comment

New Indian Express

NELLORE: At least 15 children fell sick after they reportedly ate adulterated food at an Anganwadi in Podalakuru town of Nellore district. According to reports, the children were suffering from diarrhoea since Wednesday evening. Parents staged a demonstration at the Anganwadi and blamed the negligent attitude of the staff for delaying treatment to their children.

They alleged that the children began vomiting and fell sick after eating food provided at the Anganwadi. They said the children were admitted to a local hospital for treatment where doctors confirmed that they fell sick due to the adulterated food they ate. The children are getting treated at various hospitals in Podalakuru and Nellore city. Sources said their condition is stable now.

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Taiwan – South Taiwan restaurant patrons report food poisoning from LNY take-out meals

Posted on February 7, 2022 by | Leave a comment

Taiwan News

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — After a family ordered a take-out Lunar New Year (LNY) meal from a Yunlin County restaurant on Wednesday (Feb. 2), 15 out of 30 people suffered from food poisoning, triggering an inspection by the Public Health Bureau.

A man surnamed Wang (王) told CNA that 30 people in his family had gathered to celebrate LNY together, and ordered food including lobster, fish, and soup from a restaurant in Huwei Township. As the restaurant offered take-out only, some dishes had to be re-heated.

Later that night, a few family members began to suffer from stomachaches and diarrhea, and by Friday (Feb. 4), 15 people had had to visit a hospital or clinic to get treated; three were hospitalized. Wang lamented that his family’s LNY holiday was “ruined” by the incident.

According to the Yunlin County Public Health Bureau, as the Wang family had ordered food from other restaurants on Wednesday, and inspectors were unable to get a sample for testing, the exact reason behind the incident remains to be determined. The bureau has not yet issued penalties to the restaurant and will conduct inspections first.

When the restaurant posted about the incident on Facebook, patrons who ordered food on the same day responded with reports of more cases of vomiting and diarrhea, CNA reported. The restaurant apologized, said it had contacted the public health bureau about the issue and promised to cooperate with the public health bureau for inspection as well as to actively investigate the source of food poisoning.

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Research – Food Poisoning Treatment

Posted on January 26, 2022 by | Leave a comment

Food Poisoning News

While the effects of food poisoning are usually not life-threatening, they can be very unpleasant and result in additional health conditions that require medical attention. Some patients may be at risk for more serious complications depending on their overall health condition and the type of bacteria or virus causing the illness.

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Research – Preventing Food Poisoning

Posted on January 26, 2022 by | Leave a comment

Food Poisoning News

Food poisoning is a common, yet potentially serious environmental health issue. The occurrence of food poisoning can be reduced by following some simple rules while preparing, cooking, and serving food.

The most common causes of food poisoning are bacteria, viruses, or parasites that are present in foods that are contaminated with human or animal feces or their toxins. Most of the food poisoning cases are due to the consumption of foods that have not been thoroughly cooked or properly stored.

All these micro-organisms that cause food poisoning can be killed if they are exposed to adequate heat for a sufficient time, as in cooking or pasteurization.

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Cambodia – Mass food poisoning reported with more than 30 falling ill

Posted on January 24, 2022 by | Leave a comment

Khmer Times

A joyful party ended in a hospital visit for 34 guests due to food poisoning.

The party took place on January 21 at a water treatment plant in Snom Prampi Village, Mak Prang Commune, Teuk Chhou District, Kampot.

According to the authorities at around 6 p.m. there were reports of mass food poisoning. The party was reportedly hosted by the water treatment plant. After the report came to the authorities, those suffering were sent to the hospital to be treated. A total of 34 people ended up in the emergency room.

Authorities said that 26 of the victims were admitted to Kampot Provincial Referral Hospital and eight other people were sent to a private clinic for treatment. As of January 22, all victims have recovered.

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Malaysia -60+ Primary School Students Get Food Poisoning From School Food Programme

Posted on January 24, 2022 by | Leave a comment

TRP

More than 60 students from a primary school in Taman Medan, Petaling Jaya got food poisoning and had to be admitted to Hospital Shah Alam last Thursday, according to Majoriti.

It is believed that the food provided by the school under the supplementary meal plan (RMT) is the cause of the food poisoning. Allegedly, all the students had eaten the food provided, and many later showed signs of food poisoning such as vomiting.

Students from Year 1 to Year 6, including those in the Special Education Integration Program (PPKI), who are part of the supplementary meal plan programme were affected.

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Ireland – Recall of an Additional Batch of The Little Milk Co. Organic Irish Cheddar and a Batch of Organic Sheebeg Raw Milk Cheese due to Elevated Levels of Histamine

Posted on January 24, 2022 by | Leave a comment

FSAI

Little milk co. recall.

Sheebeg cheese recall

Summary
Category 2: For Information
Alert Notification: 2021.110 (Update 1)
Product: The Little Milk Co. Organic Irish Cheddar; Organic Sheebeg Raw Milk Cheese; pack size: 135 g; approval number: IE 1987 EC
Batch Code: K93; best before date: 06.04.22
Country Of Origin: Ireland

Message:

Further to the FSAI Food Alert 2021.110, the above additional batch of The Little Milk Co. Organic Irish Cheddar and the above batch of Organic Sheebeg Raw Milk Cheese are being recalled due to elevated levels of histamine. In some people, elevated levels of histamine can cause symptoms which are similar to those of an allergic reaction. Point-of-sale recall notices will be displayed in stores supplied with the implicated products.

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Denmark – Deadly E. coli O157 outbreak sickens 13 in Denmark

Posted on January 11, 2022 by | Leave a comment

Food Safety News

Officials in Denmark are investigating a deadly outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) O157 that has affected more than a dozen people.

The outbreak began in December 2021 and includes 13 patients with a possible common source of infection, said the Statens Serum Institut (SSI). Nine people have been hospitalized and an elderly patient has died.

Since early December, 13 patients have been detected and samples from nine of those sick are closely related after an analysis by whole genome sequencing at the Statens Serum Institut. This means they were likely infected by a common source.

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India – Couple die of food poisoning in Cuddalore, three kids hospitalised

Posted on January 7, 2022 by | Leave a comment

New Indian Express

CUDDALORE/VILLUPURAM: An elderly man and his wife died and three children, including their grandson, were hospitalised after suffering from food poisoning. According to police from Mangalampettai in Cuddalore district, on December 29, N Subramanian (60) and his wife S Kolanji (55) of Ilangiyanur village near Virudachalam and their grandson V Saravanakrishnan(6) slept after eating sambar rice. Later, Kolanji started vomiting and also suffered from diarrhea.

“The next morning she was admitted in the primary health centre at Kothakudi and shifted to Kallakurichi GH, from where she was sent to Salem GH. She was discharged on Tuesday based on a request from the family and she died on the same day. Meanwhile, Subramanian died at JIPMER on Wednesday,” said police source.

Their grandson and two other children are undergoing treatment in Tiruchy and Cuddalore.
According to the police, the couple had sambar rice on the fateful night and gave some to the neighbours.

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India – 30 students of Pune institute fall ill, officials suspect food poisoning; probe underway

Posted on December 29, 2021 by | Leave a comment

Hindustan Times

The local block development officer said the students started complaining of stomach upset and nausea after eating certain food items for Christmas.

About 30 girls of a training institute in Pune, Maharashtra, fell ill due to suspected food poisoning after a Christmas dinner following which many of them had to be admitted to a hospital. An investigation is underway.

The incident happened at Nav Gurukul training centre of Flora Institute of Technology, Kusegaon in Bhor taluka. Local block development officer Vishal Tanpure said 31 students started complaining of stomach upset and nausea after eating some food items for Christmas.

Pune district civil surgeon Dr Ashok Nandapurkar said the girls had consumed food items made from paneer (Indian cottage cheese) for Christmas. “On Monday, some of them complained of stomach ache and nausea. A total of 22 girls have been taken to Bhor sub-district hospital. Of them seven are admitted and the rest are being treated at the OPD level. The remaining students have been taken to Sassoon hospital,” he said.

Officials said the condition of all 30 girls was stable, adding that necessary samples were being collected for examination. “The local administration has initiated the investigation and sent a team to collect food and water samples from the spot,” Tanpure was quoted as saying by news agency ANI.

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