Tracing the cause of food poisoning of 51 tourists

On the morning of May 14, the Binh Thuan Department of Health sent an inspection team to verify the origin of the food and investigate the cause of the suspected food poisoning of dozens of tourists in Phan Thiet City, Binh Thuan.

Health Department inspection team checks kitchen and food origin at a restaurant in Mui Ne.

According to the initial report of Phan Thiet City Medical Center, on the morning of May 13, Mui Ne Regional General Clinic received a number of patients for hospitalization, suspected of food poisoning.

Through information gathering, a group of tourists from Binh Duong province traveled to Ham Tien - Mui Ne (Phan Thiet) at noon on May 12. After that, they had lunch at restaurants in Ham Tien - Mui Ne and then returned to the hotel to rest.

In the afternoon of the same day, the entire group of tourists had dinner at a restaurant in Ham Tien ward, Phan Thiet with a menu including: Baked oysters, steamed crabs, pepper-roasted snails, curry fish, squid in vinegar, seafood hotpot, and American grapes.

Food samples from the beach area were taken for testing by health authorities.

Binh Thuan Department of Health said that at around 9:30 p.m. on May 12, the group of tourists returned to the resort to rest and another group of tourists went down to the beach to order more grilled shrimp and other foods (unknown type) to drink.

By the morning of May 13, a number of people with symptoms of abdominal pain, nausea, and diarrhea were hospitalized at Ham Tien Ward Health Station, then successively at Mui Ne Regional General Clinic and the Provincial General Hospital. The total number of hospitalized tourists was 51.

By the evening of the same day, all patients were stable, alert, and able to communicate, and 31 cases were discharged from the hospital. The remaining 20 cases were discharged on the morning of May 14.

Many tourists spread out tarps to display food on the beach the night of the food poisoning incident.

Talking to reporters, the restaurant owner who served the group of guests for dinner on the evening of May 12 said that the restaurant kept food samples from the group of guests and sent the samples for testing at the Technical Center for Standards, Measurement and Quality.

"Food samples need to be tested to clarify, otherwise if it is the restaurant's food, it must be out of stock. At the same time, we also need to consider whether the guests will use food elsewhere after leaving," said the restaurant owner.

Currently, the case is being clarified by the Department of Health of Binh Thuan province and relevant units.

Source: https://www.baogiaothong.vn/binh-thuan-truy-nguyen-nhan-vu-52-khach-du-lich-bi-ngo-doc-thuc-pham-192240514141758306.htm