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.
At least three people have come down with salmonella poisoning after purchasing eggs from a popular supermarket.
The infection is believed to have come from eggs purchased from a supermarket in the Melbourne suburb of Werribee.
The Weekly Times reported the eggs were supplied from farms in New South Wales.
However, a spokesman for the NSW Department of Primary Industries disputed those claims.
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.
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HYDERABAD: As many as 40 children fall ill after eating pani puri in Hydrabad. Police have started an investigation.
Lab results on Sunday found a dubious dish dubbed “death dumplings” after at least one woman died contained the potentially fatal salmonella bacteria.
After sale of the dumplings in southeast metro Bangkok was blamed for one death and several illnesses, the lab results, which came out yesterday confirmed they contained salmonella, according to Prakit Wongprasert of the Samut Prakan provincial health office.
Earlier this month, 66-year-old Thanu Changpoopanga-ngam suffered severe diarrhea and was taken to a hospital. Her condition was allegedly caused by eating a dumpling bought from a local vendor. Others in Thanu’s family, who also ate the dumplings, said they also had severe diarrhea.
Thanu died a few days later. Her death, led the media to dub the dim sum snack as ‘death dumplings,’ after several others came forward to say they had taken sick from eating them.
Anyone who dined at The New White Steamer at 21 East Main Street in Washington, Indiana from May 12 to May 15, 2020 may have been exposed to hepatitis A, according to a release by the Daviess County Health Department. The press release did not have many details, and did not say whether or not a food handler was sick or if there was any other source of the exposure.
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.
The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) inspected your seafood processing facility, located at Fish Island, Stour Road London, E3 2NT, United Kingdom on February 13 – 14, 2020. During that inspection, we found that you have serious violations of the seafood Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) regulation, Title 21, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 123 (21 CFR 123). At the conclusion of the inspection, the FDA investigator issued an FDA 483, Inspectional Observations, listing the observations made at your firm. We acknowledge receipt of your response sent via email on March 19, 2020. However, our evaluation of your response revealed it was not adequate because it did not include a revised HACCP plan, monitoring records, or an explanation of your corrective actions.
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. |
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]
If you have questions, contact Krazy Price Mart:
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Authorities in Hong Kong have linked cases of food poisoning to a suspected unlicensed food factory in the country.
The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health reported 27 people were sick and five needed hospital treatment after eating sandwiches bought from the same shop.
Initially, two suspected food poisoning clusters affecting seven people were reported. The first cluster involved four females aged 6 to 54. They developed gastroenteritis symptoms including abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea and fever about eight to 12 hours after consuming sandwiches purchased from a shop in Tsuen Wan on the same day.
The second cluster was three females aged 5 to 34, who developed similar symptoms about seven to 14 hours after eating sandwiches of the same brand. All those affected sought medical consultation but none required hospitalization and they are now in a stable condition.
