Hanoi urgently investigates and traces the suspected poisoning case in Thanh Oai

Accordingly, the Food Safety Department received information reflecting on a suspected food poisoning incident that occurred at Binh Minh Secondary School (address: Sinh Qua village, Binh Minh commune, Thanh Oai district, Hanoi). Of which, 13 students showed symptoms of headaches, dizziness, and nausea after drinking soft drinks distributed for free at the school gate.

Faced with the above situation, the Food Safety Department requested the Hanoi Department of Health to urgently coordinate with relevant agencies to organize an investigation and trace the origin of food to clearly identify the food supply; take food samples and specimens for testing to find the cause.

The product is distributed free of charge to students of Binh Minh Secondary School. Photo: Binh Minh Secondary School Fanpage.

The Food Safety Department recommends strictly handling violations of food safety regulations (if any) and publicizing the results to promptly warn the community.

Along with that, units have increased propaganda on mass media and instructed schools and parent-teacher associations to remind students not to use food of unknown origin or provided by strangers.

In addition, authorities have increased monitoring, inspection, and management of food supplies in and around schools to minimize the risk of food poisoning.

In addition, the Food Safety Department requests units to strictly implement the contents of Official Dispatch No. 2487/BYT-ATTP dated May 11, 2024 and Official Dispatch No. 3113/BYT-ATTP dated June 7, 2024 of the Ministry of Health on preventing and handling food poisoning and strengthening food poisoning prevention.

Previously, as Kinh te & Do thi reported, the Hanoi Food Safety and Hygiene Department received information about a food safety incident involving some students at Binh Minh Secondary School, Sinh Qua village, Binh Minh commune, Thanh Oai district, Hanoi.

Students are treated at Thanh Oai District General Hospital. Photo: Hospital Fanpage

Accordingly, Binh Minh Secondary School does not organize boarding meals. At about 1:20 p.m. on September 30, 2024, at the school gate, a group of strangers distributed free Boncha honey tea with peach oolong flavor to students of Binh Minh Secondary School, of which 263 students drank Boncha honey tea with peach oolong flavor.

At 2:36 p.m. the same day, the first student, NHH (class 6A, 12 years old), showed symptoms of abdominal pain in the navel area and nausea. The school took him to the Commune Health Station, then transferred him to Thanh Oai General Hospital.

By 10 p.m. the same day, Thanh Oai General Hospital received 12 patients with the same symptoms; headache, dizziness, nausea, vomiting from Binh Minh Secondary School. The patients were diagnosed with food poisoning.

As of 9:00 a.m. on October 1, 2024, 13 students (including 1 6th grade student; 7 7th grade students; 5 8th grade students) were in stable health and expected to be discharged from the hospital at 5:00 p.m. on October 1, 2024. No new patients were detected.

Through investigation, it was found that the products used by students were Boncha honey tea with peach oolong flavor, volume 450ml. There was also C2 water with pink guava and passion fruit flavor, volume 450ml.

The investigation team took 2 samples of the above products and sent them to the National Institute for Food Safety Testing for testing. The test results are not yet available.

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