Ministry of Health requests clarification on suspected food poisoning at Tue Duc school system, Ho Chi Minh City

The Department of Food Safety - Ministry of Health has just sent an official dispatch to the Department of Food Safety of Ho Chi Minh City requesting urgent and active investigation and handling of the suspected food poisoning case occurring at the Tue Duc school system.

Tue Duc School - Campus at Luong Dinh Cua Street, An Khanh Ward, Thu Duc City

Accordingly, in the recently issued official dispatch 566/ATTP – NDTT, the Food Safety Department - Ministry of Health said that it had received information about a suspected food poisoning incident occurring at two schools, Tue Duc Secondary School (campus 1/5 Bis Luong Dinh Cua, An Khanh ward) and Tue Duc Secondary School (campus 644 Nguyen Thi Dinh, Thanh My Loi ward), Thu Duc City (Ho Chi Minh City).

Of these, about 33 students showed symptoms of stomachache, diarrhea, and nausea after eating school meals provided by the same company in Tan Phu District ( Ho Chi Minh City). The suspected poisoning incident occurred on the same day and involved the same groups of suspected food poisoning.

Faced with the above situation, the Food Safety Department requested the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Food Safety to urgently organize an investigation and trace the origin of food to clearly identify the source of raw materials and food for the processing facility suspected of causing poisoning; take food samples and specimens for testing to find the cause.

Temporarily suspend the operation of a food processing facility suspected of causing food poisoning if it is discovered that there is a risk of further food poisoning; strictly handle violations of food safety regulations (if any) and publicize the results to promptly warn the community.

In addition, it is recommended that the Department of Food Safety strengthen management measures, especially in collective kitchens and food service establishments to limit the risk of food poisoning.

Strengthen propaganda and guidance for collective kitchens and food service establishments to strictly control the origin and source of food ingredients, ensure hygiene during the process of preliminary processing, processing, and transportation of food, food safety conditions, three-step food inspection, and food sample storage.

After implementation, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Food Safety must report the results to the Department of Food Safety according to regulations.

Quang Phuong

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