On November 26, the Department of Food Safety (DFS) of Ho Chi Minh City announced that it had completed the investigation and announced the cause of the mass food poisoning related to the business establishment Banh mi toac Co B. at 112A Nguyen Thai Son (Hanh Thong ward, Go Vap district).
Accordingly, immediately after receiving information about suspected cases of poisoning after eating bread, on November 7, the Department of Food Safety coordinated with the Department of Health , the People's Committee of Hanh Thong Ward and medical facilities to conduct an investigation according to the "Regulations on Food Poisoning Investigation".
The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Food Safety has conducted epidemiological investigations at many hospitals, including: Military Hospital 175 , Gia Dinh People's Hospital, Tam Anh General Hospital, Becamex International Hospital... and compiled data from the Medical Affairs Department - Department of Health and medical facilities receiving patients.
Patients were poisoned after eating at two locations of the bakery.
As of November 13, there were 316 cases of suspected food poisoning symptoms after eating bread from the above facility.
The Food Safety Department takes samples of food ingredients at the treatment facility for testing. At the same time, it checks the processing and trading conditions, legal documents, origin of ingredients, facilities and staff involved in processing.
The relevant hospitals took 27 samples (stool, vomit) for testing. The results showed that 15/27 samples were positive for Salmonella bacteria.
Based on epidemiological data, test results and expert opinions of the Ho Chi Minh City Institute of Public Health and the Department of Health and hospitals, the Department of Food Safety determined that this was a case of food poisoning caused by the Co B. Toad Bread establishment (Business household Ly Nguyen Ngoc Bich Van - No. 112A Nguyen Thai Son, Hanh Thong ward, Ho Chi Minh City) with the food being bread, the root cause of food poisoning was Salmonella bacteria.
The Department of Food Safety said it will continue to handle establishments that violate regulations. At the same time, it will strengthen propaganda and instruct food establishments to strictly comply with food safety conditions, control the origin of raw materials, hygiene in processing and transportation, carry out 3-step food inspection and keep samples to prevent similar food poisoning cases.
According to records from local hospitals, the suspected cases of food poisoning are related to two bakery locations, including location 1 on Nguyen Thai Son Street (Hanh Thong Ward) and location 2 on Le Quang Dinh Street (Binh Loi Trung Ward).
Immediately after the incident, both facilities temporarily suspended operations.
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