The Food Safety Department (Ministry of Health) requested units to investigate and trace the origin of the food in the case of 200 people being poisoned, suspected to be due to eating bread.
Police recorded the patient's statement, investigating the suspected poisoning case due to eating bread in Vung Tau - Photo: D.H.
The Food Safety Department has just sent a document requesting the Department of Health of Ba Ria - Vung Tau province to investigate and handle the suspected poisoning case in the locality.
The Food Safety Department said it had received information about a suspected food poisoning case that occurred after eating bread purchased at the "Co Ba" store at Ben Dinh intersection, Ward 7, Vung Tau City.
Hundreds of people after eating bread here experienced symptoms such as stomachache, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, dizziness and had to be hospitalized for treatment.
Faced with the above situation, the Food Safety Department requested the Department of Health of Ba Ria - Vung Tau province to urgently direct hospitals where patients are being treated (it is known that most suspected poisoning cases are treated and monitored at Vung Tau Hospital and Vietsovpetro Medical Center) to focus all resources to actively treat the patients.
Hospitals strive to treat patients without affecting their health or lives. If necessary, they can request professional consultation support from higher-level hospitals.
At the same time, organize an investigation to clearly determine the cause of the suspected poisoning according to regulations, trace the origin of the food suspected of causing poisoning, take food samples and specimens for testing to find the cause.
The Department also proposed to temporarily suspend the operation of the facility suspected of causing the poisoning, investigate the implementation of food safety regulations of the facility. At the same time, strictly handle violations of food safety regulations (if any) and publicize the results to promptly warn the community.
The Department of Health of Ba Ria - Vung Tau also needs to strengthen propaganda and guidance for collective kitchens, food service establishments, and street food to ensure hygiene and food safety conditions, strictly implement the management of food ingredients' origin, three-step food inspection, food sample storage, and hygiene in processing stages.
Propagating and educating people about food safety knowledge and measures to prevent food poisoning, in order to raise awareness, change behaviors and habits that do not ensure food safety in choosing and using food, and not use food of unknown origin, label, or source.
Source: https://tuoitre.vn/bo-y-te-yeu-cau-dieu-tra-xu-ly-vu-nghi-ngo-doc-banh-mi-o-vung-tau-20241128090757519.htm
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