Measures to prevent food poisoning at schools in HCM City was discussed on May 10 at a meeting about food safety in 2017-2019 period held by the Food Safety Management Board and the Department of Education and Training. illustrative image HCM City has 1,974 nursery, primary, secondary and high schools with 2,314 catering facilities for schools from school canteens to catering facilities. From 2015 to 2016, 13 food poisoning cases occurred across the city, affecting 807 people. From 2017 to 2018, there were seven cases with 129 poisoned people. Among them, there were a total of five cases at schools with 178 poisoned children from 2016 to 2018. In April, 60 pupils at a primary school in District 12 were hospitalised because of food poisoning. Many parents have raised concerns about food quality at schools in HCM City in recent years. Pham Khanh Phong Lan, head of the Food Safety Management Board, said they had inspected 426 catering facilities for schools after the establishment … [Read more...] about HCM City combats food poisoning at schools
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Five dead from suspected food poisoning at French retirement home
Around a dozen people were also in serious condition after suspected food poisoning lead to five deaths at a retirement home near Toulouse, southern France. (Photo: AFP/PHILIPPE LOPEZ) Twenty-two people at the privately-operated Cheneraie residence in Lherm, a town south of Toulouse, began showing symptoms including vomiting after dinner on Sunday, police said. Four deaths were initially announced by officials, and a source close to the inquiry later told AFP that a fifth person had died. The victims - four women and a man - were aged between 72 and 95. Toulouse prosecutor Dominique Alzeari said 19 of the 82 residents remained under supervision, 16 of whom were in very poor condition although their lives were not thought to be in danger. Alzeari said investigations into apparent cases of "involuntary homicide and unintentional injury" would be lengthy, and underscored the "serious" nature of the affair. The meals involved have been kept for analysis, the regional health agency said, … [Read more...] about Five dead from suspected food poisoning at French retirement home
55 children suffer food poisoning after meal in Saigon church
Students are treated at a hospital in HCMC after suffering from food poisoning on Sunday. Photo by VnExpress/Le Binh Dozens of children aged seven to 12 had to be hospitalized with food poisoning Sunday after attending a church service in HCMC. Preliminary investigation reveals that the kids had been served bread roll sandwich with chicken floss that morning at the Tan Thai Son Church in the suburban Tan Phu District to the west of the city. Around 11 a.m. many of them started vomiting and had high fever, stomachache and diarrhea. The families immediately took them to a local hospital. Soon dozens more started having similar symptoms. As of Sunday night at least 55 children and two adults had been hospitalized with food poisoning. Health officials have taken food samples for testing and are investigating the cause of the food poisoning. Food poisoning breaks out frequently in Vietnam, mostly after meals at school and factory canteens. In December last year 142 children at An Phu … [Read more...] about 55 children suffer food poisoning after meal in Saigon church
38 children suffer food poisoning after meal in Saigon church
Students are treated at a hospital in HCMC after suffering from food poisoning on Sunday. Photo by VnExpress/Le Binh Dozens of children aged seven to 12 had to be hospitalized with food poisoning Sunday after attending a church service in HCMC. Preliminary investigation reveals that the kids had been served bread roll sandwich with chicken floss that morning at the Tan Thai Son Church in the suburban Tan Phu District to the west of the city. Around 11 a.m. many of them started vomiting and had high fever, stomachache and diarrhea. The families immediately took them to a local hospital. Soon dozens more started having similar symptoms. As of Sunday night at least 40 patients, two of them adults, had been hospitalized with food poisoning, Luong Van Sinh, deputy head of the Tan Phu District Hospital, told the media. Health officials have taken food samples for testing and are investigating the cause of the food poisoning. Food poisoning breaks out frequently in Vietnam, mostly after … [Read more...] about 38 children suffer food poisoning after meal in Saigon church
Food poisonings at schools worry parents
Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Two large-scale food poisoning cases last week put 500 students in the hospital and left parents concerned about food safety in the country’s schools. More than 350 students of the Đinh Tiên Hoàng Primary School in Ninh Bình City were hospitalised after eating lunch at school due to vomiting, fever and diarrhea – all symptoms consistent with food poisoning. An investigation by the Vietnam Food Administration (VFA) concluded that a shredded chicken dish made by the school was contaminated with bacteria. Last Tuesday, more than 170 students at the Xín Cái Boarding Primary School in Mèo Vạc District, Hà Giang Province were hospitalised for food poisoning after a school breakfast of sticky rice and chopped pork. Nguyễn Như Chưởng, director of the Hà Giang Food Safety Department, said the pork was likely expired. As of Monday, all of the students had been … [Read more...] about Food poisonings at schools worry parents